Climate change A study dealing with variations in climate on many different time scales from decades to millions of years, and the possible causes of such variations.1) In the most general sense, ...
Climate is the average and variations of weather in a region over long periods of time. Climate zones can be defined using parameters such as temperature and rainfall.
Climate and weather are both components of meteorology.
In brief: the weather of any place refers to the atmospheric variables for a brief period of time.
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Climate(3)
The average of weather over at least a 30-year period. Note that the climate taken over different periods of time (30 years, 1000 years) may be different. The old saying is climate is what we expect and weather is what we get.
Climate very much affects the character of a place. The amount of sun or rain, heat or cold, the direction and strength of the wind, all determine such things as how people dress, how well crops grow, ...
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CLIMATE ANALYSIS CENTER (CAC)
The U.S. National Weather Service division that applies new technology and approaches to the analysis, diagnosis, and projection of short term climate fluctuations on a regional and global basis.
Historical Climate Summaries
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Monthly/Seasonal Climate Information
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absolute humidity- the mass of water vapor in a unit volume of air.
climate"The slowly varying aspects of the atmosphere-hydrosphere-land surface system.
Climate Test Bed - The Climate Test Bed is an NCEP project, led by CPC in close collaboration with EMC and open to the climate community inside and outside NOAA.
Climate - The general or average weather conditions of a certain region, including tempurature, rainfall, and wind.
Climate: A representation of a region's weather over a given period of time. A region's climate is often characterized in terms of the average and variation of the climate system over periods of a month or more.
Climate
The usual pattern of weather in a particular place
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Climate Indicators
Southern Oscillation Index
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climate: average meteorological conditions in a certain area over a certain period.
CLIMATE: The historical record of average daily and seasonal weather events.
CLOSED LOW: See Cutoff Low below.
COASTAL FLOODING: The inundation of land areas along the coast caused by sea water above normal tidal actions.
Climate - the statistical collection of weather conditions at a place over a period of years
Climatology - the science that deals with climates and their phenomena ...
Climate - multi-year average temperature, precipitation and other weather conditions for a given region.
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Climate - The prevalent or characteristic meteorological conditions, and their extremes, of any place or region.
Cloud - A visible cluster of tiny water and/or ice particles in the atmosphere.
Climate-Feedback Mechanisms - Because the atmosphere is a complex interactive physical system, several different possible outcomes may result when one of the system's elements is altered.
Climate
The accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time. A description of aggregate weather conditions; the sum of all statistical weather information that helps describe a place or region.
Climate Weather of some locality averaged over some time period plus extremes in weather behavior observed during the same period or during the entire period of record.
Climatology The study of climate and its controls and variability.
Climate Prediction Center (CPC) The CPC is one of nine national centers that comprises the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).
Climate The accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time.
Climatic controls The relatively permanent factors that govern the general nature of the climate of a region.
climate—The statistical collective of the weather conditions of a point or area during a specified interval of time (usually several decades); may be expressed in a variety of ways.
climatology—The study of climate.
Climate change- This strictly refers to all forms of climatic inconsistency. But it is often used in a more restricted sense to imply a significant change. Within the media, climate change has been used synonymously with global warming.
Climate Change
A non-random change in climate that is measured over several decades or longer. The change may be due to natural or human-induced causes.
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Climate The average weather conditions in an area determined over a period of years.
Climatology Science dealing with climate and climate phenomena.
Microclimate- a local climate that differs from the main climate around it.
Microwave Radiation- electromagnetic radiation which comprises the highest frequency radio energy.
Desert Climate
(Arid Climate) A climatic type which is characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life.
Climate - It describes the average weather conditions in a certain place or during a certain season. Weather may change from day to day, but climate changes only over hundreds or thousands of years.
Climate: The synthesis of the daily values of the meteorological elements (wind, precipitation, nebulosity, temperature etc.) which affect a specific area during a specific period of time (normally decades).
Climatology: The study of climate.
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Climate-The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
Condensation-The process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water.
CLIMATE: The statistical collective of weather records during a specified period of time.
COLD FRONT: The front edge of a cold air mass. It often produces precipitation and, frequently, severe weather.
Climate: the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
Climatology: the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.
Climate- A statistical portrait of weather conditions in a specific place over a long period.
Climatology- The study of climate.
Cloudburst- A sudden, intense rainfall that is normally of short duration.
Micro-climate
A detailed description of the climate of a small region.
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TEMPERATE CLIMATE
Climates with distinct winter and summer seasons, typical of regions found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Considered the climate of the middle latitudes.
ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF)A U.S. Department of Energy designated national user facility that provides a unique asset for the study of global change to the broader national and international research community.
Mediterranean Climate: Climate type characterized by mild, wet winters and warm to hot, dry summers.
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ClimateThe prevalent long term weather conditions in a particular area. Climatic elements include precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine and wind velocity and phenomena such as fog, frost, and hail storms.
CLAn abbreviation used on climate outlook maps issued by CPC to indicate areas where equal chances of experiencing below-normal, normal, and above-normal conditions are possible.
CLIMATE The historical record and description of average daily and in seasonal weather events that help describe a region. Statistics are generally drawn over several decades.
PACPacificPacific Decadal Oscillation(Abbrev. PDO) - a recently described pattern of climate variation similar to ENSO though on a timescale of decades and not seasons.
Chernozem (Tchernozem) A major group of dark-colored zonal soils with a rich and deep humus horizon occurring in temperate-to-cool, subhumid climates.
As distinguished from climate, weather consists of the short-term (minutes to months) variations of the atmosphere. Weather glass An old nautical term for mercury barometer.
The Center is responsible for archiving and distributing climate data. In November 1951, the Weather Bureau, Air Force and Navy Tabulation Units in New Orleans, LA were combined and formed into the National Weather Records Center in Asheville, NC.
the temperature of the vegetal microclimate) remains sufficiently high to allow plant growth. This is an important concept in agricultural climatology, but it suffers greatly from vagueness and complexity.
Symbol used on long-term climate outlooks issued by CPC to indicate areas that are likely to be above normal for the specified parameter (temperature, precipitation, etc.).
It stands for Global Ocean Observing System, which is part of a global climate monitoring system initiated by the World Meteorological Organization, the International Oceanographic Commission, ...
Ocean currents and water temperatures have more influence on climate than do purely meteorological parameters. Whether the earth is cooling or warming has more to do with the oceans than the atmosphere and its short-term dynamics.
Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center recently used a computer model and satellite data to examine climate over the past century.
appear that the persistence method would work only for shorter-term forecasts (e.g. a forecast for a day or two), but actually one of the most useful roles of the persistence forecast is predicting long range weather conditions or making climate ...
Cyclone - An area of low pressure. Winds blow in a counter clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. Inclimate weather is associated with a cyclone.
GFDL - Acronym form Geophysical Fluid-Dynamics Laboratory. A government body responsible for computer modeling of climate and weather information using numeric modeling.
 See also: Weather, Temperature, Air, Atmosphere, Surface
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