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The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, ...
A group of meteorological observing stations spread over a given area for a specific purpose.
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1. The parallel of latitude of 5°N; so named because this is the annual mean latitude of the equatorial trough. 2. (Also called equatorial trough. ) The axis of the barotropic current that characterizes the low troposphere in equatorial regions. This axis is marked by the presence of a convergence line (the intertropical convergence zone). 3. See heat equator, hyetal equator, thermal equator.
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A meteorological bulletin preceded by a starting line and followed by an end-of-message signal.
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A measuring device for determining the present value of a meteorological quantity under observation.
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National or regional technical, scientific, and administrative organization with activities concerned with the different theoretical and practical branches of meteorology.
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Meteorological report, analysis, forecast, and any other statement relating to existing or expected meteorological conditions.
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A prediction of the future state of the atmosphere, typically in terms of state variables such as temperature, moisture, and momentum. See forecast; compare weather forecast.
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A series of values of any one of the properties or elements of the atmosphere for a number of places or for a number of instances in time.
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A code composed of a set of code forms and binary codes made up of groups of characters representing meteorological or other geophysical elements.
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A text message composed of meteorological information preceded by an appropriate heading that typically identifies its type, point of origin, and issue time.
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