- Industry: Weather
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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, ...
Strong acid, formula H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, formed as the end product in the oxidation of most sulfur compounds. Sulfuric acid is a major constituent of acid rain associated with fossil fuel combustion. As a consequence of its low volatility, it can lead to particle formation, and is a major constituent of cloud condensation nuclei and the background aerosol, including the stratospheric sulfate layer.
Industry:Weather
Stream that is separated from the underlying groundwater by a zone of unsaturated material. Compare insulated stream.
Industry:Weather
Stream of ionized gas, mainly hydrogen, continuously flowing outward from the sun, at very high velocity (≈ 400 km s<sup>−1</sup> on the average) and with variable intensity. While passing near the earth the solar wind interacts with the magnetic field to produce various effects in the upper atmosphere (e.g., aurora).
Industry:Weather
Station where radiosonde observations are routinely made by use of packages with instrument and transmitting equipment carried aloft by balloons.
Industry:Weather
Station observation data as opposed to area information as might be derived from analyses of data from multiple points or remotely sensed.
Industry:Weather
Station at which upper winds are measured by optical tracking of a free balloon.
Industry:Weather
State of soil with regard to soil firmness and moisture content; ability to support equipment to work soil; soil temperature suitability for seed germination.
Industry:Weather
Spring that discharges from a saturated zone over a relatively large area.
Industry:Weather
