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

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lacunosus

Weather; Meteorology

A cloud variety characterized more by the appearance of the spaces between the cloud elements than by the elements themselves. The gaps are generally rounded and often have fringed edges. The overall ...

lidar

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument combining a pulsed laser transmitter and optical receiver (usually a telescope) with an electronic signal processing unit used for the detection and ranging of various distant targets ...

light detection and ranging

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument combining a pulsed laser transmitter and optical receiver (usually a telescope) with an electronic signal processing unit used for the detection and ranging of various distant targets ...

laveche

Weather; Meteorology

A name for the sirocco in Spain. It is a hot, sand- and dust-laden wind from between southeast and southwest that blows in front of a depression on the southeast coast of Spain but extends only a few ...

kaus

Weather; Meteorology

A moderate to gale-force southeasterly wind in the Persian Gulf; it is accompanied by gloomy weather, rain, and squalls. The kaus is most frequent between December and April. It is associated with ...

karajol

Weather; Meteorology

On the Bulgarian coast, a west wind that usually follows rain and persists for one to three days.

leveche

Weather; Meteorology

A name for the sirocco in Spain. It is a hot, sand- and dust-laden wind from between southeast and southwest that blows in front of a depression on the southeast coast of Spain but extends only a few ...

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