Meteorology

Meteorology

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longitude

Weather; Meteorology

The angular distance along the equator measured from the prime meridian to the meridian of the point in question. Compare latitude.

The amount of liquid water present within an air parcel as cloud droplets, rain, or ice, usually expressed in percent or fraction by weight (e.g., as a liquid water mixing ratio rL) or volume. The ...

lateral inflow

Weather; Meteorology

The addition of water to a stream, river, or lake from the sides of the channel or reservoir. Lateral inflow can include groundwater flow, overland flow, or interflow.

land evaporation

Weather; Meteorology

The actual evaporation from a region of land.

karst

Weather; Meteorology

Terrain composed of and underlain by carbonate rocks (usually limestone) that have been significantly altered by dissolution, creating caves and sinkholes.

Knudsen's tables

Weather; Meteorology

Tables published by Martin Knudsen in 1901 (“Hydrographical Tables”), to facilitate the computation of results of seawater chlorinity titrations and hydrometer readings, and their conversion to ...