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retrograde depression
Weather; Meteorology
A depression that moves in a direction opposite to the mean flow in which it is embedded.
runoff coefficient
Weather; Meteorology
A coefficient relating the amount of runoff to the amount of precipitation received. See rational method.
split cold front
Weather; Meteorology
A cold front in which the upper level portion of the front moves at a faster speed than the low-level portion. Eventually, the front evolves into two distinct parts rather than one continuous front. ...
pampero
Weather; Meteorology
A cold squally south or southwest wind over the pampas of the Argentine and Uruguay, which sets in with the passage of a cold front; the South American counterpart of a norther. It is often ...
regression coefficient
Weather; Meteorology
A coefficient of a predictor or an additive constant in a regression equation. The term is usually used in the context of linear or multiple linear regression. See regression.
rain factor
Weather; Meteorology
A coefficient designed to measure the combined effect of temperature and moisture on the formation of soil humus. It is obtained by dividing the annual rainfall (mm) by the mean annual temperature ...
POMAR code
Weather; Meteorology
A code (part synoptic code and part aviation operations) in which certain observable meteorological elements and certain aircraft data are encoded and transmitted from transport aircraft.
