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4.2.4 Meteorology Glossary
Table 4.5 - Meteorology Glossary.
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meridional wind
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The wind that corresponds to the northward wind, or the wind that blows along a meridian.
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ozone content
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A naturally occurring trace gas, chemical formula O3. In the stratosphere, it serves to absorb many harmful solar UV rays.
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relative humidity
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The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapour density.
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water vapour content
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Water in gaseous form, esp. when evaporated below the boiling temperature.
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zonal wind
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The movement of air in a dominant west-east or east-west direction.
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Space Agency - Agence spatiale europeenne,
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teledetection, geophysique, altimetrie, radar,
chimique atmospherique, geophysics, altimetry, radar,
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