Meteorology

Meteorology

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Kuo–Eliassen equation

Weather; Meteorology

A diagnostic equation, based on thermal wind balance, with a solution consisting of meridional cell circulations that are forced by eddy fluxes of heat and momentum and by diabatic processes.

laser radar

Weather; Meteorology

A device that operates on radar principles but that uses a laser as its source of transmitted light-frequency (ultraviolet, visible, or infrared) energy, instead of radio-frequency sources. See ...

A device for physical simulation of the atmosphere, using water or other liquids as the working fluid. Classical examples are 1) rotating tanks colloquially called dishpans, to simulate long waves in ...