Weather Study |
Contents
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND INSTRUMENTS | 13 |
Wind Direction and Speed | 21 |
VARIATIONS OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS WITH | 33 |
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air masses amount ascending atmosphere base centre clear cloud formed cold air cold front condensation convection cooled cumulo-nimbus cumulus cumulus clouds curve cyclone damp air decrease density depression dew-point diagram distance dry adiabatic dry air effect equation evaporation feet Föhn Wind formation freezing-point frontal surface geostrophic wind give ground heat height hemisphere high pressure horizontal increase instability inversion isobars known land lapse-rate latitudes layer liquid water low cloud low pressure lower mass of air meteorological miles millibars motion moving night nuclei observations occluded particles polar air potential temperature radiation fog rainfall region relative humidity rise saturated adiabatic scale shown in Fig slope station stratus synoptic chart tephigram thermal wind thunderstorms turbulence type of cloud upward variation of temperature velocity vertical visibility warm air warm anticyclone warm front warm sector water drops water vapour wave-lengths weather westerly wet-bulb temperature winter