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nitrate radical
Weather; Meteorology
Free radical, formula NO 3 , formed from the reaction of nitrogen dioxide with ozone. NO 3 has a very strong optical absorption in the visible portion of the spectrum. Absorption of solar radiation ...
nitrate
Weather; Meteorology
Any chemical compound containing ONO 2 . These can be either organic nitrates (e.g., CH 3 ONO 2 ) or inorganic nitrates (eg. , ClONO 2 ). See also nitrate ion, nitrate radical.
nitrate ion
Weather; Meteorology
The ionized form of nitric acid in solution, formula NO 3 − . Nitrate is a common, if not universal, component of rainwater and is often used as a marker for acid precipitation, since its production ...
nine-light indicator
Weather; Meteorology
A remote indicator for wind speed and direction used in conjunction with a contact anemometer and a wind vane. The indicator consists of a center light, connected to the contact anemometer, ...
nimbus
Weather; Meteorology
Former name for any rain-producing cloud. It is not now recognized in the international cloud classification.
nimbostratus (Ns)
Weather; Meteorology
A principal cloud type (cloud genus), gray colored and often dark, rendered diffuse by more or less continuously falling rain, snow, sleet, etc. , of the ordinary varieties and not accompanied by ...
nilas
Weather; Meteorology
A thin elastic crust of ice up to 10 cm thick that, under pressure, may deform by finger rafting.
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