atmospheric disturbance

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• atmospheric disturbance — atmosferinis trikdys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. atmospheric disturbance vok. atmosphärische Störung, f rus. атмосферное возмущение, n pranc. perturbation atmosphérique, f; trouble atmosphérique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Atmospheric wave — An atmospheric wave is a periodic disturbance in the fields of atmospheric variables (like surface pressure or geopotential height, temperature, or wind velocity) which may either propagate ( traveling wave ) or not ( stationary wave ).… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric electricity — Electricity E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Atmospheric railway — Railroad Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• atmospheric static — noun a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference • Syn: ↑static, ↑atmospherics • Hypernyms: ↑noise, ↑interference, ↑disturbance • Hyponyms: ↑radio noise …   Useful english dictionary

• Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance — A sudden ionospheric disturbance (SID) is an abnormally high ionization/plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere caused by a solar flare. The SID results in a sudden increase in radio wave absorption that is most severe in the upper… …   Wikipedia

• tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Cf. extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def …   Universalium

• thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …   Universalium

• storm — I n. atmospheric disturbance 1) to ride out, weather a storm (the ship finally rode out the storm) 2) a blinding; heavy, severe, violent storm 3) a dust; electrical storm; firestorm; hailstorm; ice storm; rainstorm; sandstorm; snowstorm;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• storm — stormlike, adj. /stawrm/, n. 1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust. 2. a heavy… …   Universalium

• List of storms in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season — The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1, 2005 and officially ended on November 30, 2005. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin, although effectively… …   Wikipedia