Density can then be calculated according to a molar form of the original formula:
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density - 1. The ratio of the mass of any substance to the volume occupied by it (usually expressed in kilograms per cubic meter, but any other unit system may be used); the reciprocal of specific volume.
Density - the mass of a substance per unit volume
Derecho - any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical mesoscale convective system
Desertification - a tendency toward more prominent desert conditions in a region ...
Density - The mass per unit volume of an object.
Deposition -A phase change of water directly from water vapor to ice without condensing (see condensation).
Element -The purest type or form of a substance ...
density altitude—The altitude in the standard atmosphere at which the air has the same density as the air at the point in question.
Density Current
In hydrologic terms, a flow of water maintained by gravity through a large body of water, such as a reservoir or lake, and retaining its unmixed identity because of a difference in density.
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DENSITY ALTITUDE
The altitude at which a given density is found in the standard atmosphere. Used in aviation, it is computed from the station pressure at takeoff and the virtual temperature at the particular altitude under consideration.
Density Current A flow of water maintained by gravity through a large body of water, such as a reservoir or lake, and retaining its unmixed identity because of a difference in density.
Density
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume occupied by it.
Deposition
A process that occurs in subfreezing air when water vapor changes directly to ice without becoming a liquid first. (Also called sublimation in meteorology.) ...
Density Of Air- The mass of air divided by its volume. The air's density depends on its temperature, its pressure and how much water vapor is in the air. ...
AIR DENSITY: The mass density of a parcel of air expressed in units of mass per volume.
Air density See Density.
Air mass A large body of air that has similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
Air mass (ordinary) thunderstorm A thunderstorm produced by local convection within an unstable air mass.
Air Density
Mass of air per unit volume.
Air Mass
An extensive body of the atmosphere whose physical properties, particularly temperature and humidity, exhibit only small and continuous differences in the horizontal.
Air density Mass per unit volume of air; about 1.275 kg per cubic meter at 0 ·C and 1000 millibars.
flux-density threshold"Same as threshold illuminance.
flux density"(Sometimes, flux.) The rate at which any physical quantity is transported (usually in a hemisphere of directions) across a unit area.
Snow Density The mass of snow per unit volume which is equal to the water content of the snow divided by its depth.
Snow Depth The combined total depth of both the old and new snow on the ground.
Density-The amount of mass of a substance to a given volume.
Dew point- The temperature at which condensation begins.
Droughts- Long periods of low precipitation.
DENSITY ALTITUDE - The apparent altitude at which you are flying due to pressure, humidity, and temperature effects.
DEWPOINT - The temperature to which are must be cooled in order for it to be saturated.
carbon density The amount of carbon per unit area for a given ecosystem or vegetation type, based on climatic conditions, topography, vegetative-cover type and amount, soils, and maturity of the vegetative stands.
air densityThe mass per unit volume of air; about 1.275 kilometer per cubic meter at 0° C and 1000 millibars.air massA body of air covering a relatively wide area and exhibiting horizontally uniform properties.
Incident Power Density: Energy per unit area incident on the radar target.
In-Cloud Lightning (IC): Lightning that takes place within the cloud.
They are not of a transitory nature, like migratory lows that develop from temperature and density differences. Examples include the Icelandic Low and the Bermuda High in the North Atlantic.
Drainage DensityIn hydrologic terms, the relative density of natural drainage channels in a given area.
ThermodynamicsIn general, the relationships between heat and other properties (such as temperature, pressure, density, etc.) In forecast discussions, ...
BarotropyThe state of a fluid in which surfaces of constant density (or temperature) are coincident with surfaces of constant pressure; it is the state of zero baroclinity.
Doppler velocity refers to spectral density first moment, radial velocity to base data.Mean Low Water(MLW) - A tidal datum. The average of all the low water heights observed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch.
FRMGFormingFrontA boundary or transition zone between two air masses of different density, and thus (usually) of different temperature. A moving front is named according to the advancing air mass, e.g., cold front if colder air is advancing.
Distinction is made between free convection (gravitational or buoyant convection), motion caused only by density differences within the fluid; and forced convection, ...
ATTENUATIONAny process in which the flux density (power) of a beam of energy is dissipated.
The atmosphere is, of course, a compressible fluid, of low density and low viscosity, that obeys the ideal gas law to a good approximation.
As snow cover ripens and decays in cold temperatures, the suns rays begin to melt the snow where its density is lowest. Hollows form and deepen in the snow crust.
Overrunning A weather pattern in which a relatively warm air mass is in motion above another air mass of greater density at the surface.
The density of the droplets often blocks sunlight, casting shadows on the earth's surface. With increasing vertical height, they are often associated with convection.
Front In meteorology, generally, the interface or transition zone between two air masses of different density.
The angle and wavelength at which the light enters a substance and the density of that substance determine how much the light is refracted.
solves the random phase spectral action density balance equation for wavenumber-direction spectra.
Browse Related Terms: BS, Density of Snow, Firn (Snow), Powder Snow, Quality of Snow, Sastrugi, SG, SN, Snow Core, Snow Cornice, Snow Density, Snow Depth, Snow Stake, Snow Stick, Snowflake, Yellow Snow
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Downslope wind caused by greater air density on the slope than at some distance, horizontally from it. The wind is associated with surface cooling of the slope.
Kelvin
Unit of thermodynamic temperature. Symbol: K ...
Front - A narrow transition zone, or boundary, between disparate synoptic scale air masses whose primary discontinuity is density.
KestrelŪ 4000 Wind Instrument This instrument measures barometric pressure, altitude, density altitude, temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind chill, dew point, wet bulb, and heat index.
Standard atmosphere: a hypothetical vertical distribution of temperature, pressure and density which, by international consent, is taken to be representative of the atmosphere for purposes of pressure altimeter calibrations, ...
These can occur when variations in air density cause the radar signal to refract (or bend) into the earth. The reflected signal is then refracted back to the dish where it shows up as a very strong echo.
BAROCLINITY The state of stratification in a fluid in which surfaces of constant pressure intersect surfaces of constant density. Also known as baroclinicity.
air is stable if it is at the same density as surrounding air, so it will not tend to rise or fall but will tend to remain in place ...
Has vertical structure, in the form of variable density, temperature and winds.
Barotropic
Single level, with no vertical structure.
ISOSTER- A line of a constant density.
ISOTACH- A line of constant wind speed.
ISOTHERM- A line of constant temperature.
A probe of the upper atmosphere with a meteorological rocket to produce a record of the vertical variation of a weather element such as air temperature, density, composition or winds.
Last update 6 June 1996 Edward J. Hopkins, Ph.D.
Lake effect snows can precipitate as much as 76 inches (193 cm) of light-density snow in 24 hours with fall rates as high as 6 inches (15 cm) per hour.
Absolute Humidity In a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapor present to the volume occupied by the mixture; that is, the density of the water vapor component.
CONVECTION - Air rising and falling in the atmosphere due to density changes from heating or cooling. The term more commonly used to signify rising air.
The bending of light as it passes through areas of different density, such as from air through ice crystals.
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Refraction- The bending of light as it passes through areas of different density, such as from air through ice crystals.
Ideal Gas Law - The pressure exerted by a gas is proportional to its density and absolute temperature.
It is produced by scattering of fine particles of dust suspended in the upper atmosphere. The limit of twilight is the height at which the density of the air is sufficient to cause a perceptible amount of scattered sunlight.
In addition, the downdraught will hit the surface and spread horizontally as a cold density current (gust front).
In gaseous fluid dynamics, temperature represents molecular kinetic energy, which is then consistent with the equation of state and with definitions of pressure as the average force of molecular impacts and density as the total mass of molecules in ...
 See also: Water, Air, Temperature, Surface, Pressure
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