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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, ...
Typically, a source of very high frequency (VHF) radiation. Lightning discharges are one example of VHF sources in the atmosphere.
Industry:Weather
Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength band of 0. 20–0. 29 μm; a very harmful component of the spectrum of solar radiation that can cause chromosome mutations, death of single-cell organisms, and damage to the cornea of the eye. This band is almost completely blocked by the atmospheric ozone layer.
Industry:Weather
Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength band of 0. 32–0. 40 μm; a component of the spectrum of solar radiation that can tan human skin or cause redness in sensitive skin.
Industry:Weather
The zone of the earth's surface that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This is one of the three subdivisions of the mathematical climate; the other two are the Temperate Zone and the Frigid Zone.
Industry:Weather
The water mass in the center of the cyclonic Weddell Sea gyre. It is formed by local cooling, has a temperature of 0. 4°–0. 7°C, and contributes to Antarctic Bottom Water formation.
Industry:Weather
The southern parallel of maximum solar declination, approximately 23°27′S latitude. See obliquity of the ecliptic.
Industry:Weather
Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength band of 0. 29–0. 32 μm; a component of the spectrum of solar radiation that can cause sunburn and skin cancer. This band is only partially blocked by the atmospheric ozone layer.
Industry:Weather
