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Meteorology

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

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low-flow channel

Weather; Meteorology

Stream channel occupied during periods of low flow.

langkisau

Weather; Meteorology

Strong foehnlike winds during the daytime in Sumatra and the East Indies.

lightship station

Weather; Meteorology

Surface synoptic station situated aboard a lightship.

layer cloud

Weather; Meteorology

Stratus cloud; a continuous cloud sheet capped by an inversion.

large-scale weather situation

Weather; Meteorology

State of the atmosphere at a particular time over an extensive area.

leste

Weather; Meteorology

Spanish nautical term for east wind. The name is given to a hot, dry, dusty easterly, or southeasterly wind that blows from the Atlantic coast of Morocco out to Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is ...

kite sounding

Weather; Meteorology

Soundings by means of kites, sometimes used for measuring certain weather elements in the lower atmosphere.

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