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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, ...
A numerical value, often a function of the primary climatic elements, used to characterize the climate of a location or region.
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A network of weather stations established to observe and collect climatological data, usually recording 24-hour precipitation amounts and the daily maximum and minimum temperatures at a specified time of day. At a limited number of stations in climatological networks, records are made of additional data, such as evaporation, snowfall and snow depth, and soil temperatures at several depths.
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A nonspecific term indicating a grid that has a relatively low resolution, that is, its grid points are relatively far apart. The term is used to contrast a grid with another that has significantly higher resolution. See fine-mesh grid.
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A numerical factor by which a quantity expressed in one system of units may be converted to another system.
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A numerical model in which solutions depend only on the vertical coordinate and time. These models are most useful near boundaries where vertical gradients dominate flow evolution. See mixed-layer models.
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A nearly continuous cloud formation with a distinct long axis, a length-to-width ratio of at least four to one, and a width greater than one degree of latitude.
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A nautical unit of horizontal distance defined as 0. 1 nautical mile = 185. 2 m. Historically, a cable was defined as equal to 600 ft (100 fathoms).
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A narrow cloud band in which individual elements are connected and the line is less than one degree of latitude in width.
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A name given by Spanish sailors to the autumnal equinox because of the storms that are said to prevail about that time (St. Francis's Day; 4 October). See equinoctial storm.
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