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The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, ...
The angular distance along the equator measured from the prime meridian to the meridian of the point in question. Compare latitude.
Industry:Weather
The amount of liquid water present within an air parcel as cloud droplets, rain, or ice, usually expressed in percent or fraction by weight (e.g., as a liquid water mixing ratio rL) or volume. The higher the liquid water loading, the greater the average density and colder the virtual temperature of the parcel.
Industry:Weather
The addition of water to a stream, river, or lake from the sides of the channel or reservoir. Lateral inflow can include groundwater flow, overland flow, or interflow.
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Terrain composed of and underlain by carbonate rocks (usually limestone) that have been significantly altered by dissolution, creating caves and sinkholes.
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Tables published by Martin Knudsen in 1901 (“Hydrographical Tables”), to facilitate the computation of results of seawater chlorinity titrations and hydrometer readings, and their conversion to salinity, density, and sigma-t.
Industry:Weather
That portion of a tide that is due to the tide-producing force of the moon. See lunar atmospheric tide.
Industry:Weather
Strong foehnlike winds during the daytime in Sumatra and the East Indies.
Industry:Weather
