Meteorology

Meteorology

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

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Meteorology

Colorless, inflammable gas of formula CH 4 ; the simplest hydrocarbon. Methane enters the atmosphere as a result of the anaerobic decay of organic matter in, for example, swamps and rice paddies, and ...

microlayer

Weather; Meteorology

1. A thin interface between two other layers. 2. The very thin (order of 1 mm) layer of air adjacent to the surface for which molecular transport (conduction, diffusion, viscosity) dominates over ...

microfront

Weather; Meteorology

A sharp horizontal temperature contrast of a few degrees Celsius within a width of tens of centimeters to a few meters along the trailing edge of a thermal plume in the surface layer of the ...

microclimatology

Weather; Meteorology

The study of microclimate. It includes the study of profiles of temperature, moisture, and wind in the lowest stratum of air, the effect of the vegetation and of shelterbelts, and the effect of towns ...

microclimate

Weather; Meteorology

The fine climatic structure of the air space that extends from the very surface of the earth to a height where the effects of the immediate character of the underlying surface no longer can be ...

microburst

Weather; Meteorology

A downburst that covers an area less than 4 km along a side with peak winds that last 2–5 minutes. Differential velocity across the divergence center is greater than 10 m s −1 . The strong wind ...