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1 water level
(the level of the surface of a mass of water: The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising.) nivo vode* * *[wɔ:təlevl]nounstanje, nivó vode; vodna tehtnica, libela -
2 surface
['sə:fis] 1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) površje2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) zunanjost2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) prevleči2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) priti na površje•* * *[sɜ:fis]1.nounpovršje, površina; mineralogy površje zemlje; zunanja stran, zunanjost (tudi figuratively), videz, navideznost; geometry ploskevon the surface — na površju (površini), na zunanji strani, figuratively le na prvi pogled; mineralogy na dnevnem kopusurface car American ulični tramvajsurface mail British English navadna (neletalska) pošta;2.adjectivepovršinski; figuratively površensurface impressions — površni vtisi;3.transitive verbizravnati, izgladiti, izoblati; intransitive verb priti na površje (o podmornici); delati na dnevnem kopu -
3 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) konica2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) priostriti- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) odlagališče- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) napitnina2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dati napitninoIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) nasvet- tip off* * *I [tip]1.nounkonica, konec, kraj; vrh; technical okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)I have it at the tips of my fingers — to imam v mezincu, to dobro znamI had it on the tip of my tongue — imel sem to na jeziku;2.transitive verbokovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)II [tip]1.nounnapitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)the straight tip — dober, pravi nasvet (namig)I missed my tip — spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbdati napitnino; colloquially dati nasvet (namig, informacijo); slang datitip me a bob slang daj mi šilingto tip s.o. the wink — skrivaj komu namignitito tip s.o.'s mitt(s) American izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamiratito tip off colloquially pravočasno posvariti, opozoritiIII [tip]1.nounnagnjenje, nagnjen položaj, nagib; odlagališčeto give a tip to s.th. — postaviti kaj v poševen položaj, prekucniti, prevrniti kaj;2.transitive verbprevrniti, prekucniti; nagniti; zvrniti; izprazniti z zvrnitvijo, z nagibanjem (npr. vagonček); intransitive verb nagniti se; (večinoma tip over) prevrniti se, prekucniti seto tip s.o. into the water — suniti koga v vodotip the water into the sink! — izlij vodo v izlivek!IV [tip]1.nounrahel udarec, dotik; sport slab udarec;2.transitive verbrahlo udariti ali se dotakniti; dotakniti se (klobuka, v površen pozdrav); intransitive verb drobneti, capljati, delati majhne korake, stopicati -
4 ripple
['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) valovanje2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) valovati* * *I [ripl]1.nounlahno valovanje, kodranje, grbančenje (vodne površine); val(ovanje); kodravost (las); žuborenje; American majbna brzicaa ripple of laughter figuratively tih, komaj slišen smeh;2.transitive verbrahlo valoviti, kodrati, vzburkati (vodno površino); intransitive verb kodrati se, delati majhne valove, rahlo valovati (o žitu); žuboreti, šumeti; figuratively (o vodi) teči delajoč drobne valove, žuboreti; colloquially ščebetati, mrmratiII [ripl]1.nountechnicalgreben, mikalnik, gradaše, drzalo (za lan, volno);2.transitive verbgrebenati, česati, smukati, mikati (lan, volno) -
5 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) vrh2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) prvo mesto, čelo3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) zgornja stran4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) pokrov5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) zgornji del2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) najboljši3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) prekriti2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) preseči3) (to remove the top of.) odsekati vrh•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) vrtavka* * *I [tɔp]1.nounvrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov; nautical krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira, figuratively smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj; figuratively višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji); plural slang visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"on (the) top — nad, vrh, vrh tegatop of the milk figuratively najboljša točka programaat the top of one's speed, on top — z največjo hitrostjooff one's top — slang prismojento the top of one's bent — kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvothe top of the morning to you! (Irish) lepo jutro vam (želim)!to be (to become) top — biti (postati) prvak; biti na čeluto be on top — biti močnejši, biti na površjuto be at the top of the tree figuratively biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmiluto blow one's top — slang razjeziti se, razburiti seto come out on top — iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)to come to the top — priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspehto go over the top — military jurišati iz rova; figuratively slang tvegati skok, poročiti seto shout at the top of one's voice — na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpitito take the top of the table zavzeti — mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figuratively predsedovatito take the top off — odpiti peno (piva);2.adjectivenajvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi; colloquially prvorazreden, izvrstentop dog figuratively prvak, zmagovalecII [tɔp]1.transitive verbopremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati; agronomy odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti; commerce preseči, priti čez (ceno); slang obglaviti, obesitithat tops all I ever saw — to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videlto top one's part theatre odlično igrati svojo vlogoto top the class — biti najboljši v razredu;2.intransitive verbdvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovatiIII [tɔp]nounvrtavka, volk (igrača)old top — slang stara bajta, starina -
6 drifter
1) (a fishing-boat that uses a net which floats near the surface of the water.) ribiška ladja2) (a person who drifts.) neodločnež* * *[dríftə]nounAmerican colloquially klatež, potepuh; ribiška ladja za lov z visečo mrežo -
7 plane
I 1. [plein] noun1) (an aeroplane.) letalo2) (a level or standard: Man is on a higher plane (of development) than the apes.) stopnja3) (in geometry, a flat surface.) ploskev2. verb(to move smoothly over the surface (of water etc).) drsetiII 1. [plein] noun(a carpenter's tool for making a level or smooth surface.) skobelj2. verb(to make (a surface) level, smooth or lower by using a plane.) skobljatiIII [plein] noun(a type of tree with broad leaves.) platana* * *I [pléin]nounBritish English platanaII [pléin]adjectiveraven, plosk, ploščatgeometry ploskoven, planimetrijski; geometry plane geometry — planimetrijatechnical plane table — merilna mizaIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižinageometry ploskev; figuratively stopnja, višina, nivo, raven; colloquially letalo; mineralogy glavni hodnik v rudniškem rovu; figuratively on the upward plane — v vzponuIV [pléin]1.transitive verbzravnati, zgladiti, splanirati ( down);2.intransitive verbvoziti se v letalu; polzeti, dvigniti se nad vodo (čoln pri hitri plovbi)V [pléin]1.nountechnicalskobelj, oblič;2.transitive verbskobljati, oblati -
8 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) potopiti (se)2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) potopiti, zasaditi4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) izgubiti pogum5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) vložiti2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) pomivalno korito- sunken- be sunk
- sink in* * *I [siŋk]noun(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirjeII [siŋk]1.intransitive verb(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;2.transitive verbpotopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčatisink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne bitito sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenomto sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsegato sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvoto sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umretito sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičenthe old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hirato sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem posluto sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklicto sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv) -
9 smooth
[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) gladek2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) gladek3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) miren4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) miren5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) meden2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) izgladiti2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) nanesti•- smoothen- smoothly
- smoothness* * *I [smu:ð]1.adjectivegladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino); technical brez trenja, gladek; linguistics brez aspiracijesmooth sea — gladko, mirno morjesmooth tire casing — zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)I am now in smooth water figuratively zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem doberto make things smooth for s.o. — zravnati, utreti komu potthe way is now smooth figuratively sedaj je pot prosta;2.adverbgladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav;3.noungladkost, pogladitev; figuratively ugodna stran (česa)II [smu:ð]transitive verb & intransitive verb(iz)gladiti; utreti (pot), poravnati; ublažiti (glas); izbrusiti (stihe); odstraniti ovire (zapreke, nevšečnosti, težave), olajšati; izgladiti se; pomiriti se, postati mirento smooth s.o.'s rumpled feathers figuratively pomiriti koga (njegovo jezo)to smooth a verse — izbrusiti zgladiti stih; -
10 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) podzemeljski2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) pod zemljo2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) v ilegali3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) podzemeljska železnica* * *I [ʌndəgraund]1.adjectivepodzemeljski, podtalen, talen; mineralogy (ki je) v rovu; figuratively tajen, skriven, ilegalenunderground engineering — (pod)zemeljska tehnična dela, talna gradnjaunderground water — talna voda;2.nounpodzemeljski prostor; podzemeljska železnicathe underground — tajno (ilegalno, revolucionarno, odporniško) gibanjeII [ʌndəgráund]adverbpod zemljo; v podzemeljski železnici; figuratively tajno, skrivaj; politics ilegalno -
11 tread
[tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.)2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.)3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.)2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) korak, hoja2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) avtomobilski plašč3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) stopnica•* * *I [tred]nounkorak, hoja, stopanje; stopnica (stopnišča, pri kočiji itd.); podnožnik; prečka (pri lestvi); širina tira; razmik med pedaloma pri biciklu; sled, odtis (kolesa itd.)II [tred]1.intransitive verbstopati, korakati, iti, hoditi; neposredno slediti;2.transitive verbiti po, stopiti (na), gaziti, tlačiti; krčiti, utreti (pot); plesati (ples); pohoditi, pogaziti, zmečkati; naskočitito tread on s.th. — stopiti na, pohoditi kajto tread on s.o's corns (toes) — stopiti komu na kurje oko (na prste)(to seem) to tread on air figuratively plavati na oblakih, biti ves iz sebe od veseljato tread the stage (the boards) — iti med gledališke igralce, nastopiti na odrudo not tread on the grass! — ne hodite po travi!to tread (as) on eggs — iti kot po jajcih, figuratively ravnati, postopati opreznoto tread on s.o.'s he heels — biti komu za petamito tread on s.o.'s neck figuratively imeti koga v popolni oblasti -
12 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) morje2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) morje3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) morje•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) z morsko hrano- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
- put to sea* * *[si:]nounmorje; ocean; val; figuratively veliko prostranstvo, velika množina, figuratively morje, mnogo, velikoon the sea — na morju, ob morjubeyond (over) sea(s) — prek, onstran morjabetween devil and deep sea — med dvema zloma, med nakovalom in kladivomseas of blood figuratively morja, potoki krvia sea of difficulties — morje (mnogo, veliko) težava sea like a looking glass, a sea like a sheet of glass — kot zrcalo (steklo) gladko morjechoppy sea — nagubano, nagrbančeno morjethe high sea — odprto morje; morje zunaj teritorialnih vodaI am (all) at sea figuratively čisto sem zmeden (v dvomih), ne vem, kaj naj naredimwhen the sea gives up its dead figuratively na sodni danto go to sea — vkrcati se; postati mornarto put to sea — spustiti (ladjo) v morje, splaviti (ladjo) -
13 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) val2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) valovanje3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) koder4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) val5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) mahanje2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) plapolati2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) kodrati (se)3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) (po)mahati•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside* * *I [wéiv]nounval (tudi figuratively); valovito gibanje; vibriranje; valovita črta, valovit okrasek; valovita črta (v tkanini, v kovini); mahanje, pomahanje, znakthe wave (s) poetically morje; American nautical ženska mornarin waves, wave after wave — val za valom, v zaporednih valovihlong, medium, short waves radio dolgi, srednji, kratki valoviII [wéiv]intransitive verbvalovati, delati valove; biti valovit; gibati se v valovih; zibati se; plapolati; (po)mahati, zamahnitito wave to s.o. — pomigniti komu; transitive verb mahati (z), vrteti (kaj); vihteti ( a sword — meč); vzvalovati; ondulirati (lase); vtisniti valovite črte (v tkanino), moarirati; vtisniti črte (v kovino), giljoširati; okrasiti z valovitimi črtamito wave welcome to s.o. — pomahati komu za dobrodošlicoto wave aside — poklicati na stran; odbiti (s kretnjo)to wave s.o. away — odbiti koga -
14 shelf
[ʃelf]plural - shelves; noun1) (a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls.) polica2) (a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.) polica, šelf•- shelve- on the shelf* * *plural shelves [šelf, šelvz]noun polica, deska (v omari), regal; podvodni ploščat, prodnat greben; vodoravna izbočina v skaloviti soteskion the shelf figuratively odložen, dan ad acta, odvržen med staro šaro; obsedela (o dekletu), brez službe (o nameščencu)he is on the shelf figuratively odslužil je, odpuščen je kot nesposobento put (to lay) on the shelf — dati ad acta (ne rešiti prošnje, vloge itd.), vreči med staro šaro -
15 periscope
['periskəup](a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periskop* * *[périskoup]nounperiskop (optična priprava); nautical periskop na podmornici; military opazovalno ogledalo -
16 ocean
['əuʃən]1) (the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.) ocean2) (one of its five main divisions: the Atlantic Ocean.) ocean* * *[óušən]nounocean; figuratively morje česa, velika množinaeconomy ocean bill of lading — konosament, listina za morski prevoz -
17 sink in
1) (to be fully understood: The news took a long time to sink in.) prodreti2) (to be absorbed: The surface water on the paths will soon sink in.) pronicati -
18 immerse
[i'mə:s](to put completely under the surface of a liquid: She immersed the vegetables in boiling water.) potopiti- immersion heater* * *[imɜ:s]1.transitive verbpotopiti, pogrezniti;2.intransitive verb(in) zaplesti, se (v dolgove); zatopiti se (v misli), poglobiti se; krstiti s potopitvijo v vodo -
19 write
past tense - wrote; verb1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) (na)pisati2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) napisati3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) (na)pisati•- writer- writing
- writings
- written
- writing-paper
- write down
- write out* * *[ráit]transitive verb(na)pisati ( a letter — pismo); zapisati, opis(ov)ati, prikaz(ov)ati; naznaniti, sporočiti; sestaviti, skleniti (pogodbo); intransitive verb pisati, pismeno sporočiti; baviti se s pisanjem, s pisateljevanjem, pisateljevatito write insurance upon s.o.'s life — skleniti življenjsko zavarovanje za kogato write poetry — pisati pesmi, pesnikovatito write (o.s.) a man — biti polnoletento write for s.th. — pisati za kaj, pismeno naročitiwritten in ( —ali on) water figuratively nezapisan (kot važen), minljiv; -
20 pothole
1) (a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water.) vrtača2) (a hole worn in a road-surface.) luknja
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Water cycle — The Earth s water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a cycle, there is no… … Wikipedia
Water table — The water table is the level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. It may be conveniently visualized as the surface of the ground water in a given vicinity. It usually coincides with the phreatic surface , but can… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia — differs from most other countries in three significant aspects. First, it relies almost exclusively on two sources that are absent in most other countries: desalination and fossil water. Second, given the substantial oil wealth of the country,… … Wikipedia
Surface water sports — The following is a list of surface water sports; these are sports which are performed atop a body of water.kurfingSkurfing a popular surface watersport in which the participant is towed on a surfboard, behind a boat, with a ski rope. Skurfing is… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in Iran — has witnessed some important improvements, especially in terms of increased access to urban water supply, while important challenges remain, particularly concerning sanitation and service provision in rural areas.Institutionally, the Ministry of… … Wikipedia
Water resources of the People's Republic of China — The Water resources of China are affected by pollution, contamination and regional scarcity. Water resources management is fragmented among various agencies and levels of government. Water quality The quality of groundwater or surface water is a… … Wikipedia
Surface weather observation — Surface weather observations are the fundamental data used for safety as well as climatological reasons to forecast weather and issue warnings worldwide. [Office of the Federal Coordinator of Meteorology. [http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh 1/pdf/B CH2.pdf… … Wikipedia