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net pyrradiometer
Weather; Meteorology
Net radiometer designed to measure both solar and thermal wavelengths of radiation as a single sum of energy.
nashi
Weather; Meteorology
The Arabic name for a northeasterly wind that occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf, especially near the entrance to the gulf and also on the Makran coast. It is probably of the ...
nephometer
Weather; Meteorology
1. A general term for instruments designed to measure the amount of cloudiness. An early type consists of a convex hemispherical mirror mapped into six parts. The amount of cloud coverage on the ...
net primary production
Weather; Meteorology
The part of the gross primary production that remains after deducting the amount released by plant (autotrophic) respiration. It is the amount of energy that is stored in plant tissues and is often ...
nepheloscope
Weather; Meteorology
1. A laboratory instrument for the production of clouds by the condensation process. 2. An instrument for demonstrating the temperature changes that occur in air that is rapidly expanded or ...
net balance
Weather; Meteorology
The mass balance at the end of the balance year. It represents the annual addition or loss of mass at a point on a glacier. See also average net balance.
nested grids
Weather; Meteorology
A high-resolution region of discretization embedded within a low-resolution region of a numerical model or analysis system. Fine resolution may be desired to focus on a mesoscale feature such as a ...
