Unit 4 Meteorology
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| show | a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen
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| show | the lowest layer of the atmosphere
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| show | the lowest layer of the atmosphere
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| show | the region between the ionosphere and the exosphere
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| thermosphere | show 🗑
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| show | the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
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| convection | show 🗑
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| show | the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
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| reflection | show 🗑
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| show | the process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles of the medium that it traverses.
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| greenhouse effect | show 🗑
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| albedo | show 🗑
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| isotherms | show 🗑
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| show | falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.
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| latent heat | show 🗑
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| evaporation | show 🗑
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| show | the process by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
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| sublimation | show 🗑
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| humidity | show 🗑
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| show | soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
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| dew point | show 🗑
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| show | any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere.
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| weather front | show 🗑
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| condensation nuclei | show 🗑
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| cirrus | show 🗑
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| cumulus | show 🗑
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| show | a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus
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| show | to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
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| air pressure | show 🗑
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| show | any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
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| show | the change in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance in the direction in which pressure changes most rapidly.
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| coriolis effect | show 🗑
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| jet stream | show 🗑
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| cyclone | show 🗑
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| anti-cyclone | show 🗑
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| trade winds | show 🗑
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| show | any semipermanent belt of westerly winds, especially those that prevail at latitudes lying between the tropical and polar regions of the earth.
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| polar easterlies | show 🗑
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| anemometer | show 🗑
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| show | a warm ocean current of variable intensity that develops after late December along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and sometimes causes catastrophic weather conditions.
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| air mass | show 🗑
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| stationary front | show 🗑
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| show | a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
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| storm surge | show 🗑
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