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Meteology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmospheric Pressure | The pressure exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere of Earth. |
| Barometer | An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. |
| Altitude | the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level on earth. |
| Greenhouse Effect | is the process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere. |
| Anemometer | any instrument for measuring the speed of wind. |
| Air Mass | is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. |
| Warm Front | is defined as the transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass. |
| Cold Front | is defined as the leading edge of a cooler mass of air, replacing at ground level a warmer mass of air, which lies within a fairly sharp surface trough of low pressure. |
| Stationary Front | is a pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other. |
| Occluded Front | is formed during the process of cyclogenesis when a cold front overtakes a warm front. |
| Weather Forecast | is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. |
| Menteorologist | an expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster. |
| Cumulus | a cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. |
| Cirrus | cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks (“mare's tails”) at high altitude, usually 16,500–45,000 feet (5–13 km). |
| Stratus | cloud forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet, often with rain or snow. |
| Global | of or relating to the whole world; worldwide. |
| Coriolis Efect | an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force ) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. |
| Local | belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood, typically exclusively so. |
| Land Breeze | a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea. |
| Sea Breeze | a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea, especially during the day owing to the relative warmth of the land. |
| Thunderstorm | a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail. |
| Hurricane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
| Tornado | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
| Water Spout | a rotating column of water and spray formed by a whirlwind occurring over the sea or other body of water. |
| Lighting | the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder. |
| Blizzard | a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility. |
| Flood | an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. |
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