Meteorology

Meteorology

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photoelectron

Weather; Meteorology

A free electron produced by photoionization.

sounding balloon

Weather; Meteorology

A free, unmanned balloon instrumented and/or observed for the purpose of obtaining a sounding of the atmosphere. See balloon for list of types.

stream segment

Weather; Meteorology

A portion of a stream defined either between its beginning and a confluence, or between two confluences.

positive discharge

Weather; Meteorology

A positive discharge lowers positive charge to the ground via a lightning flash. The flash may be initiated in the cloud or from the ground.

soliton

Weather; Meteorology

A portion (one-half) of a modon, such as a blocking event in the midlatitude planetary wave pattern.

Savart polariscope

Weather; Meteorology

A polariscope consisting of a specially constructed double plate polarizer and a tourmaline plate analyzer. Polarized light passing through the instrument is indicated by the presence of parallel ...

packed tower

Weather; Meteorology

A pollution control device for reducing (scrubbing) sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions. This device consists of a column or tower that is packed with absorption material such as sodium or calcium ...