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The lowest value of a measured quality at which a sensor meets its accuracy specification.

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The depth of water that would result from the melting of snow or ice, assuming measurement on a horizontal surface and no infiltration or evaporation.

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Water vapor content of the air. See absolute humidity, dew point, mixing ratio, relative humidity, specific humidity.

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A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind, followed by a lull or slackening. Compare to peak gust.

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A radiosonde which transmits the indication of the meteorological sensing elements in the form of a code consisting of combinations of dots and dashes.

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A hygrometer which includes an arrangement for the time recording of atmospheric humidity.

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A unit of luminous flux. The lumen is equal to the luminous flux radiated into a unit solid angle (steradian) from a small source having a luminous intensity of one candle. An ideal source possessing an intensity of one candle in every direction would rad ...

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An approximation to the complete equations describing atmospheric motion in which only the terms most important for the growth and decay of synoptic scale extratropical weather systems (i.e., the large areas of high and low pressure seen on weather maps) ...

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Infrared radiation emitted by or being propagated through the atmosphere.

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A wind blowing in a direction opposite to the heading of a moving object, thus opposing the object's intended progress; the opposite of a tailwind.

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The temperature at which all three phases of a substance can exist in equilibrium. This temperature occurs at only one pressure. The triple-point of water is 273.16 K and is the basis of the Kelvin scale.

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The volume of liquid water evaporated per unit area in unit time. usually measured as the depth of liquid water lost per unit time from the whole area.

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(1) The ratio of the speeds of a chemical reaction at two temperatures differing by 10

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A graphical representation of stage or discharge at a point on a stream as a function of time.

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Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation. Also, same as antenna.

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A semiconductor which exhibits rapid and extremely large changes in resistance for relatively small changes in temperature.

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A device used on certain types of instruments to prevent unwanted radiation from affecting the measurement of a quantity. Also called solar radiation shield.

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A diagram showing the intensity of the radiation field in all directions from a transmitting radio or radar antenna at a given distance from the antenna.

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A nephoscope in which the motion of the cloud is observed by its reflection in a mirror.

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Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time. Network of automatic rain gauges that transmit via VHF radio link when precipitation occurs. Some sites are also equipped with other sensors such as temperature, wind, pressure, river stage or tide level. More info ...

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