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Scientific term for a contour
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isohypse
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Line of constant mixing ratio
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isodrosotherms
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Long Wave
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wave located in the major belt of the westerlies, characterized by large length and significant amplitude
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Basic eccentrincity formula
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Ec= V-V -2C
Ec = crictical e. value V = wind speed south of the closed low V = wind speed north of the closed low C = speed of the closed low in knots |
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temperature advection
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Transport of air of different density into a region
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Corona
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layer of solar atmosphere of low density and high temperature which extends far out into interplanetary space by the force of the solar wind
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Actual visible surface of the sun
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photosphere
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Force which acts to throw a parcel of air outward from the center around which it is moving in a curved path
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centrifugal force
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streamline within the wind field away from which neighboring streamlines diverge
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positive asymptote
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Singular point
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1) point into which more than one streamline can be drawn
2) about which the streamlines form a closed curve |
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Cusp
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intermediate short-lived patterns in the transition between wave and vortex
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A line of cumulus congestus or cumulonimbus clouds which simulate high latitude cold fronts
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Equatorial front
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Any line or narrow atmospheric zone across which there is an abrupt change in the horizontal component of the wind parallel to the line
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Shear zone
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Tropical wave
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A trough or cyclonic curvature maximum located within the trade wind easterlies
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Critical temperature
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The surface temperature which is necessary for the dissipation of fog to occur at a given location
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