- 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, ...
A device that surrounds a rain gauge and acts to maintain horizontal flow in the vicinity of the funnel so that the catch will not be influenced by eddies generated near the gauge. Types in use include the Alter shield, Nipher shield, and Wild fence.
Industry:Weather
A device that surrounds a rain gauge and acts to maintain horizontal flow in the vicinity of the funnel so that the catch will not be influenced by eddies generated near the gauge. Types in use include the Alter shield, Nipher shield, and Wild fence.
Industry:Weather
The discharge (volume per unit time) per unit area of void space in a porous medium.
Industry:Weather
The volume of water released from storage in a confined aquifer per unit surface area per unit decrease in the hydraulic head. The storage coefficient is the product of the specific storage and the aquifer thickness.
Industry:Weather
The volume of water released from storage in a confined aquifer per unit surface area per unit decrease in the hydraulic head. The storage coefficient is the product of the specific storage and the aquifer thickness.
Industry:Weather
Empirical equation relating the peak discharge from a basin to the product of a dimensionless runoff coefficient that is estimated from basin hydrologic characteristics, the catchment area, and a rainfall intensity.
Industry:Weather
Empirical equation relating the peak discharge from a basin to the product of a dimensionless runoff coefficient that is estimated from basin hydrologic characteristics, the catchment area, and a rainfall intensity.
Industry:Weather
Belts of energetic electrons, protons, and heavier ions encircling the earth and trapped in the geomagnetic field. The radiation belts are characterized by intense fluxes of high-energy radiation, creating a dangerous environment for spacecraft. The particle density and energy spectrum, as well as the physical characteristics of the belts, depend on the level of solar activity.
Industry:Weather
