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Meteorology

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method of successive approximations

Weather; Meteorology

The solution of an equation or a set of simultaneous equations by proceeding from an initial approximation to a series of repeated trial solutions, each depending upon the immediately preceding ...

The most abundant single halocarbon, formula CH 3 Cl, found in the atmosphere, with a mixing ratio of about 600 parts per trillion (by volume) in the troposphere. This compound is mostly of natural ...

methyl bromide

Weather; Meteorology

An organic compound, formula CH 3 Br, present in the atmosphere as the result of both natural (oceanic production) and anthropogenic (use as a soil fumigant) sources; this compound is the largest ...

method of images

Weather; Meteorology

Analytical technique for solving potential problems by superposition of solutions of individual sources and sinks. Commonly, one image is placed opposite a second one, with each having equal ...

method of small perturbations

Weather; Meteorology

The linearization of the appropriate equations governing a system by the assumption of a steady state, with departures from that steady state limited to small perturbations. See linearized ...

ion column

Weather; Meteorology

The ionized trail left by a meteor or meteoritic particle entering the atmosphere; a part of the composite phenomenon known as a meteor. Radar measurements of the drift of meteor trails are used to ...