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Meteorology

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recession

Weather; Meteorology

1. The decrease in streamflow, at a point along a stream channel, following the passage of a crest. 2. (Also called falling limb. ) That portion of a hydrograph that shows the rate of decrease of ...

1. The difference between the maximum and minimum of a given set of numbers; in a periodic process it is twice the amplitude, that is, the wave height. 2. The distance between two objects, usually an ...

stability

Weather; Meteorology

1. The characteristic of a system if sufficiently small disturbances have only small effects, either decreasing in amplitude or oscillating periodically; it is asymptotically stable if the effect of ...

phytoclimate

Weather; Meteorology

1. The climatic characteristics of the air spaces occupied by plant communities within the canopy. 2. Description of climate characteristics of a region defined largely by distribution of plant ...

syzygy

Weather; Meteorology

1. The astronomical condition of alignment of the earth, moon, and sun at new and full moon, the time of maximum spring tidal forcing. At these times the range of tide is greater than average. 2. A ...

snow cover

Weather; Meteorology

1. The areal extent of snow-covered ground, usually expressed as percent of total area in a given region. 2. In general, a layer of snow on the ground surface. Compare snowfield, snowpack. 3. The ...

precession rate

Weather; Meteorology

1. The angular motion of the orbital line of nodes in fixed space; positive to the east, negative to the west. The precession rate for a sun-synchronous orbit is −0. 986° per day, or about 360° per ...