6 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Weather > Meteorology
Meteorology
A database of terms pertaining to the scientific study of the atmosphere.
Industry: Weather
Add a new termContributors in Meteorology
Meteorology
seepage face
Weather; Meteorology
A boundary between the saturated zone and the atmosphere along which groundwater discharges at practically atmospheric pressure.
spectrobolometer
Weather; Meteorology
A bolometer that has some capability to resolve the electromagnetic spectrum.
perfectly diffuse reflector
Weather; Meteorology
A body that reflects radiance isotropically. See Lambert's cosine law.
proxy climate record
Weather; Meteorology
A biologic or geologic structure of known age from which information on past climate may be extracted; may also be used with reference to climate information extracted from historical documents. ...
subterranean stream
Weather; Meteorology
A body of subsurface water flowing through interconnected caves or caverns or through large interconnected interstices.
perfectly diffuse radiator
Weather; Meteorology
A body that emits radiance isotropically. See Lambert's cosine law.
perched groundwater
Weather; Meteorology
A body of (often temporarily) stored water, generally of moderate dimensions, supported by a relatively impermeable stratum, and located between a water table and the ground surface.
