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    This glossary of meteorology is a list of terms and concepts relevant to meteorology and atmospheric science, their sub-disciplines, and related fields...
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    In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main...
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    American Meteorological Society. amsglossary.allenpress.com. Glossary of Meteorology. Allen Press. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-21. Glossary of Meteorology (June...
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    2010. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). Rainband. Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 24 December 2008. Glossary of Meteorology (2009)...
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    Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study...
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    2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-10-28. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "trade winds". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the...
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  • of water can be found at Glossary of fishery terms, Glossary of underwater diving terminology, Glossary of rowing terms, and Glossary of meteorology....
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  • "Hydrosphere". Glossary of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008. "Troposphere". Glossary of Meteorology. Archived...
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    "Haboob". Glossary. American Meteorological Society. 8 June 2016. "Convection". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the...
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    (EI) (co-published with AGU & AAG) Meteorological Monographs In addition, AMS publishes the Glossary of Meteorology, a blog called the Front Page, and...
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    the day of crucifixion." (e.g. Luke 24:21 KJV) "Etymology of Spring". etymonline.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "Spring". Glossary of Meteorology. Retrieved...
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    In meteorology, the different types of precipitation often include the character, formation, or phase of the precipitation which is falling to ground...
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    NY Glossary of Meteorology. Thornthwaite Moisture Index. Retrieved on 2008-05-21. "Moisture Index". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society...
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    Hail (redirect from Hail (meteorology))
    Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-15. "Hailstorm". Glossary...
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    Summer (redirect from Meteorological summer)
    February 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008. "Monsoon". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March...
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    Wind (category Meteorological phenomena)
    Fields" (PDF). Millersville Meteorology. Retrieved 2008-05-03. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Westerlies". American Meteorological Society. Archived from...
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  • Glossary of meteorology Glossary of climate change Glossary of tropical cyclone terms List of cloud types List of severe weather phenomena List of tornadoes...
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    Wind direction (category Meteorological phenomena)
    Introduction to Meteorology. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-050196-7. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Wind vane". American Meteorological Society. Archived...
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    Mesoscale convective system (category Mesoscale meteorology)
    Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Retrieved 2009-06-14. Mesoscale convective system (AMS Glossary of Meteorology) Houze, R.A. Jr. (2004). "Mesoscale...
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    Bluestein in 1985 for a tornado not associated with a mesocyclone. The Glossary of Meteorology defines a landspout: "Colloquial expression describing tornadoes...
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    Air mass (category Meteorological phenomena)
    In meteorology, an air mass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and humidity. Air masses cover many hundreds or thousands of square miles, and...
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    In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant...
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    In meteorology, the synoptic scale (also called the large scale or cyclonic scale) is a horizontal length scale of the order of 1,000 km (620 mi) or more...
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    Snowflake Ice spike Ice lens Icicle "ice crystal". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 2023-03-29. "Ice Crystal Halos"...
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    Climate (category Meteorological concepts)
    October 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2016. "Climate". Glossary of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07....
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    Cloud (redirect from Clouds (meteorology))
    In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere...
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    Thunderstorm (category Mesoscale meteorology)
    Mesoscale Meteorology in Midlatitudes. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2010. pp. 215, 310. Glossary of Meteorology (2009). "Squall line". American Meteorological Society...
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    Lapse rate (category Meteorological quantities)
    any gravitationally supported parcel of gas. A formal definition from the Glossary of Meteorology is: The decrease of an atmospheric variable with height...
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    provided as an overview of and topical guide to the field of Meteorology. Meteorology The interdisciplinary, scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere...
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