Meteorology

Meteorology

A database of terms pertaining to the scientific study of the atmosphere.

Contributors in Meteorology

Meteorology

1. Either of the two points on the sun's apparent annual path where it is displaced farthest, north or south, from the earth's equator, that is, a point of greatest deviation of the ecliptic from the ...

phase shift

Weather; Meteorology

1. Change in phase of a signal as it passes through a filter, some other system component, or a transmission medium. 2. The method employed for electronic beam steering in phased-array radar. 3. For ...

selsyn

Weather; Meteorology

1. Designation for a self-synchronous motor system, consisting of a driver motor and one or more remote followers (or repeaters) with armatures remaining in synchronization with that of the driver. ...

sedimentation diameter

Weather; Meteorology

1. Because of irregular shapes of natural sediment particles, defined in terms of similar characteristics and behavior to “equivalent diameter” spherical particles. 2. Operationally, the diameter of ...

plume

Weather; Meteorology

1. Buoyant jet in which the buoyancy is supplied from a point source; the buoyant region is continuous. See thermal. 2. A mostly horizontal (sometimes initially vertical) stream of air pollutant that ...

remote sensing

Weather; Meteorology

A method of obtaining information about properties of an object without coming into physical contact with that object.

side-scanning sonar

Weather; Meteorology

A method of surveying the bottom of the ocean or other body of water to obtain detailed acoustic images, frequently used to locate debris, such as from aircraft accidents or sunken ships. The ...