Meteorology

Meteorology

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

Contributors in Meteorology

Meteorology

A device attached to electric power lines for estimating certain electrical characteristics of lightning by means of the figures produced on photographic film by the lightning-produced surge carried ...

lenticular cloud

Weather; Meteorology

A cloud species the elements of which have the form of more or less isolated, generally smooth lenses or almonds; the outlines are sharp and sometimes show irisation. These clouds appear most often ...

kloof wind

Weather; Meteorology

A cold southwest wind of Simons Bay, South Africa.

Liman Current

Weather; Meteorology

A cold southward flowing current between Sakhalin and the Asian mainland carrying water from the Sea of Okhotsk into the Sea of Japan.

kinematic viscosity

Weather; Meteorology

A coefficient defined as the ratio of the dynamic viscosity of a fluid to its density. The kinematic viscosity of most gases increases with increasing temperature and decreasing pressure. For dry air ...

land breeze

Weather; Meteorology

A coastal breeze blowing from land to sea, caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is warmer than the adjacent land. Therefore, it usually blows by night and alternates with sea ...

Köppen classification

Weather; Meteorology

A climatic classification scheme developed by Wladimir Köppen (1846– 1940), a German climatologist. This scheme is based upon annual and monthly means of temperature and precipitation and also takes ...