Meteorology

Meteorology

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junta

Weather; Meteorology

A wind blowing through Andes Mountain passes, sometimes reaching hurricane force.

lumen

Weather; Meteorology

A unit of photometric power. The lumen is equal to the amount of photometric power radiated into a unit solid angle (steradian) from a small source having a luminous intensity of one candela. ...

Kelvin–Helmholtz wave

Weather; Meteorology

A waveform disturbance that arises from Kelvin–Helmholtz instability.

limiting wave

Weather; Meteorology

A wave of maximum height, for a given wavelength, beyond which the wave cannot grow without breaking.

Japan Sea Middle Water

Weather; Meteorology

A water mass found at a depth from 25 to 200 m in the Japan Sea in which the temperature drops from 17° to 2°C. It is well ventilated with a high oxygen content of 8 ml l−1.

limit of the atmosphere

Weather; Meteorology

The level at which the atmospheric density becomes the same as the density of interplanetary space, which is usually taken to be about one particle per cubic centimeter.

leeway

Weather; Meteorology

The leeward motion of a ship due to wind. It may be expressed as distance, speed, or angular difference between course steered and course through the water. This is analogous to drift in air ...