atmospheric phenomenon

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• atmospheric phenomenon — atmosferinis reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. atmospheric phenomenon; atmospherical phenomenon vok. atmosphärische Erscheinung, f rus. атмосферное явление, n pranc. phénomène atmosphérique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• atmospheric phenomenon — noun a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere • Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑cloud, ↑air pocket, ↑pocket, ↑air hole, ↑aurora, ↑condensation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Whirlwind (atmospheric phenomenon) — A whirlwind is a weather phenomenon in which a vortex of wind, a vertically oriented rotating column of air, forms, due to instabilities and turbulence created by heating and flow (current) gradients. Whirlwinds can be seen all over the world and …   Wikipedia

• atmospheric condition — noun the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation they were hoping for good weather every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception the… …   Useful english dictionary

• atmospheric electricity — noun electrical discharges in the atmosphere • Hypernyms: ↑electrical discharge, ↑atmospheric phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑elves, ↑jet, ↑blue jet, ↑reverse lightning, ↑lightning, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Atmospheric electricity — is the regular diurnal variations of the Earth s atmospheric electromagnetic network (or, more broadly, any planet s electrical system in its layer of gases). The Earth’s surface, the ionosphere, and the atmosphere is known as the global… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric diffraction — is manifested in the following principal ways:* Fourier optics is the bending of light rays in the atmosphere, which results in remarkable visual displays of astronomical objects, such as depictions on this page.* Radio wave diffraction is the… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric physics — is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere. Atmospheric physicists attempt to model Earth s atmosphere and the atmospheres of the other planets using fluid flow equations, chemical models, radiation balancing, and energy… …   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

• Atmospheric circulation — is the large scale movement of air, and the means (together with the smaller ocean circulation) by which heat is distributed on the surface of the Earth. The large scale structure of the atmospheric circulation varies from year to year, but the… …   Wikipedia

• Atmospheric focusing — is a phenomenon occurring when a large shockwave is produced in the atmosphere, as in a nuclear explosion or large extraterrestrial object impact. The shockwave is refracted horizontally by density variations in the atmosphere so that its impact… …   Wikipedia