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25 Cards in this Set
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a large scale circulation pattern characterized by alternating sinusoidal and zonal flow patterns
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Rosby Wave
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describes energy flux and low level stability using measurements of sensible and latent heat flux
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Bowen ratio
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a cloud type characterized by precipitation hydrospheres
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nimbus
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the temperature at which the rate of condensation exceeds the rate of evaporation
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dew point
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the ratio of radiation reflected from a surface compared to the amount of incident radiation at the surface
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albedo
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a large scale circulation feature characterized by convergence of equatorial winds at the earths surface
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ITCZ
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a circulation feature of the pacific ocean first observed during studies of variation in salmon fisheries productivity
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PDO
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a measure of the non spherical orbit of the earth about the sun
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eccentricity
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large scale circulation featurecharacterized by rising air at the equator and sinking air in mid-latitude regions
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Hadley cell
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a descriptive methodology that indexes long term variability of surface hydralic conditions
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PDSI
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large scale circulation pattern arising from sea water salt concentration and temperature gradients
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thermohaline
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regional changes in wind patterns associated with dramatic changes in precipitation amounts
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monsoon
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an oceanic phenomenon characterized by an increase in ocean surface elevation off the western South American coast
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El Nino
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upper level cloud formation exhibiting vertical development and distinctly formed cloud elements
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cirrocumulus
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the cause of meridional dependent deflection of a particules trajectory
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Coriolis force
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a large scale circulation feature characterized by an east to west direction and location north and south of the equator
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trade winds
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the change in atmospheric temperature as a function of height
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lapse rate
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an area characterized by precipitation deficit from normal conditions
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drought
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events or conditions that occur prior to the onset of another condition and affect its sfficacy
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antecedent
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the seasonally dependent boundary depiciting the maximum average temperature of the earth
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thermal equator
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the time of the year when solar energy rays are perpendicular to the tropic of cancer or tropic of capricorn
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solstice
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an increase in atmospheric temperature with height as aresult of rapid cooling at a lower layer
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inversion
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pertaining to daily changes in the value of an observed atmospheric parameter
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diurnal
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a balance between the pressure gradient and material dependent rational forces
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geostrophic
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a graphical depiction of diurnal and hourly values of time-averaged temperature
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thermoisopleth
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