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nephoscope

Weather; Meteorology

An instrument for determining the direction and relative speed of cloud motion. There are two basic designs of nephoscope: the direct-vision nephoscope and the mirror nephoscope.

nephelometry

Weather; Meteorology

From the Greek “nephele,” cloud, usually applied to measurement of the angular dependence of scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a suspension of particles.

nephcurve

Weather; Meteorology

In nephanalysis, a line bounding a significant portion of a cloud system that permits the analyst to extract information. Examples are clear-sky lines, precipitation lines, cloud-type lines, ...

nephanalysis

Weather; Meteorology

The analysis of a synoptic chart focusing on the types and amount of clouds and precipitation. Cloud systems (or nephsystems) are identified both as entities and in relation to analysis features ...

A sequence of interactions that damps or reduces the response to an initial perturbation. For example, consider a surface that is subjected to an increase in incoming radiation. This change in the ...

negative isothermal vorticity advection

Weather; Meteorology

The advection of negative vorticity along an isothermal surface.

neon

Weather; Meteorology

(Symbol Ne. ) An inert gas that is the second member of the noble gas family, atomic number 10, atomic weight 20. 183. It is a colorless, odorless, monatomic element found in the atmosphere to the ...