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...over [[terrain]] with a sigma-coordinate representation shown. [[Mesoscale meteorology|Mesoscale]] models divide the atmosphere vertically using representations s ...system used in computational models for [[oceanography]], [[meteorology]] and other fields where [[fluid dynamics]] are relevant.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jan ...

...situations. On meteorological charts, Q-vectors point toward upward motion and away from downward motion. Q-vectors are an alternative to the [[omega equ ...ef>{{cite book|last=Holton|first=James R.|title=An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology|year=2004|publisher=Elsevier Academic|location=New York|isbn=0-12-354015-1| ...

...oaching Mexico|thumb|[[Hurricane Patricia]] had the second-lowest pressure and highest wind speeds ever recorded in a tropical cyclone.]] ...[[Tropical cyclone|tropical cyclones]]. Both information minimum pressure and wind speed have their utilities. Wind speed can describe the destructive po ...

...e=6 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title=Thunderstorm distribution and frequency in Australia|series=Australian Meteorological Magazine|year=2002| ...ite and Conventional Data|year=1983|journal=Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology|volume=22 |issue=9 |pages=1487–1503 |doi=10.1175/1520-0450(1983)022<1487:AI ...

[[File:Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.gif|thumb|[[Weather radar]] loop showing intense snow bands (lighter color) due to CSI ahead of ...tric instability | publisher= [[American Meteorological Society]] | work= Meteorology Glossary | accessdate= August 23, 2019}}</ref> The same phenomenon is also ...

...vement in it and the ambient temperature, drops have a very varied history and a distribution of diameters from a few micrometers to a few millimeters. ...Frank Marks |author3= John Gottschalck |title=Rain Drop Size Distributions and Radar Rain Measurements in South Florida|year= 2006}}</ref>]] ...

...'quasi-geostrophic (QG) motion''' refers to flows where the Coriolis force and pressure gradient forces are ''almost'' in balance, but with [[inertia]] al <ref>Kundu, P.K. and Cohen, I.M. (2008). Fluid Mechanics, 4th edition. Elsevier., p. 658.</ref> ...

The following is a '''glossary of [[tornado]] terms'''. It includes [[Meteorology|scientific]] as well as selected informal terminology. * ''[[Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms]]'' ('''CAPS''') ...

...rets are higher than they are wide; they have a common [[cloud base|base]] and seem to be arranged in a line.<ref name=OMM>{{cite news ...castellanus|cirrocumulus]], [[Altocumulus castellanus cloud|altocumulus]] and [[stratocumulus]].<ref name=OMM/><ref name=MF>{{cite news ...

...nce behind atmospheric rivers.jpg|thumb|An explanation from the [[National Weather Service]] on atmospheric rivers]] ...'''tropical connection''', '''moisture plume''', '''water vapor surge''', and '''cloud band'''.<ref>{{cite web ...

...ant to [[meteorology]] and [[atmospheric science]], their sub-disciplines, and related fields. {{weather}} ...

{{Weather}} ...for [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power plants]], crop [[irrigation]], and suitable conditions for many types of [[ecosystem]]s. ...

...ave been used to study, among other, atmospheric gases, aerosols, clouds, and temperature. ...earchlight beams were used to study [[cloud]] altitude using both scanning and pulsed light.<ref>R. Bureau: La Météorologie 3, 292 (1946)</ref> Advanced t ...

...ta|the band|Big Data (band)|the practice of buying and selling of personal and consumer data|Surveillance capitalism}} ...city.html|title= The World's Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information|volume= 332|issue= 6025|pages= 60–65|journal= Science | ...