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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 unit of pressure used principally in oceanography. One decibar (105 dynes cm−2) equals 0. 1 bar. In the oceans, hydrostatic pressure in decibars very nearly equals the corresponding depth in meters.
Industry:Weather
The distance traversed by ocean waves after leaving the wave generating area.
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The area into which ocean waves travel (as swell) after leaving the generating area.
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In ocean wave studies, the loss of energy from wind-generated ocean waves after they have ceased to be acted on by the wind. This process is accompanied by an increase in wave length and a decrease in wave height.
Industry:Weather
In aviation terminology, the relating of factual information by a flight crew at the termination of a flight. De-briefing information often consists of flight weather encountered, or it may deal with the condition of the aircraft, or with facilities along the airways or at the airports. See pilot briefing.
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Breakup of river ice, usually occurring in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. See also breakup.
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The process of resolving ambiguous estimates of parameters of which the true magnitudes have been affected by aliasing or folding.
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A glacier that has ceased moving due to excessive ablation or diminished accumulation; usually covered by moraine.
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