atmospheric turbulence

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• atmospheric turbulence — ▪ meteorology       small scale, irregular air motions characterized by winds that vary in speed and direction. Turbulence is important because it mixes and churns the atmosphere and causes water vapour, smoke, and other substances, as well as… …   Universalium

• Atmospheric dispersion modeling — Industrial air pollution source Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. It is performed with computer programs that solve the mathematical equations and algorithms… …   Wikipedia

• turbulence cloud — Clouds formed because of atmospheric turbulence. These clouds are usually formed in a distinctive layer above the condensation level, which is about 1000 ft (300 m) thick in otherwise stable atmosphere. Cumulus and cumulonimbus are typical… …   Aviation dictionary

• Atmospheric refraction — is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of altitude. Atmospheric refraction near the ground produces mirages and can make… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric tide — Atmospheric tides are global scale periodic oscillations of the atmosphere. In many ways they are analogous to ocean tides. Atmospheric tides can be excited by:*The regular day/night cycle in the insolation of the atmosphere *The gravitational… …   Wikipedia

• Compilation of atmospheric dispersion models — Atmospheric dispersion models are computer programs that use mathematical algorithms to simulate how pollutants in the ambient atmosphere disperse and, in some cases, how they react in the atmosphere. The dispersion models are used to estimate or …   Wikipedia

• List of atmospheric dispersion models — Atmospheric dispersion models are computer programs that use mathematical algorithms to simulate how pollutants in the ambient atmosphere disperse and, in some cases, how they react in the atmosphere. Contents 1 U.S. Environmental Protection… …   Wikipedia

• Turbulence — In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a fluid regime characterized by chaotic, stochastic property changes. This includes low momentum diffusion, high momentum convection, and rapid variation of pressure and velocity in space and… …   Wikipedia

• Turbulence — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Turbulence (homonymie). Tourbillon et turbulences dans une rivière …   Wikipédia en Français

• Atmospheric thermodynamics — In the physical sciences, atmospheric thermodynamics is the study of heat and energy transformations in the earth’s atmospheric system. Following the fundamental laws of classical thermodynamics, atmospheric thermodynamics studies such phenomena… …   Wikipedia

• turbulence — noun Date: 1595 the quality or state of being turbulent: as a. great commotion or agitation < emotional turbulence > b. irregular atmospheric motion especially when characterized by up and down currents c. departure in a fluid from a smooth flow …   New Collegiate Dictionary