Atmospheric thermodynamics is the study of thermodynamics as applied to atmospheres. It describes vertical stratification of the atmosphere as well as phase transitions of water.
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thermodynamics"A collection of ideas and axioms, leading to differential equations specifying rates of change, that describes our experience with processes that involve fluxes of heat and changes in energy content.
Thermodynamics - In general, the relationships between heat and other properties (such as temperature, pressure, density, etc.) In forecast discussions, ...
Thermodynamics - the relationships between heat and other properties (such as temperature, pressure, density, etc.)
Thermal Ridge - an axis of relatively high values of temperature ...
THERMODYNAMICS Study of the processes that involve the transformation of heat into mechanical work, of mechanical work into heat, or the flow of heat from a hotter body to a colder body.
THERMODYNAMICS- In reference to the (in)stability and other thermodynamic factors of the atmosphere. Important thermodynamic information includes lapse rates, CAPE, changes in temperature / moisture with height, and cap strength.
THERMODYNAMICS- In reference to the (in)stability of the atmosphere. Important thermodynamic information includes lapse rates, CAPE, changes in temperature / moisture with height, and cap strength.
THERMODYNAMICS - The study of heat, heat transfer, and its effects on the behavior of matter. In meteorology, the effect of thermodynamics drives most weather, especially convective systems such as thunderstorms.
Thermodynamics The branch of physics that deals with the relationship between heat and work. 2. Heat Is a form of energy that reslults from the motion of molecules in a substance.
First Law of Thermodynamics
The law of physics that states that the heat absorbed by a system either raises the internal energy of the system or does work on the environment.
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Second law of thermodynamics All systems tend toward disorder.
Secondary air pollutant Pollutants generated by chemical reactions occurring within the atmosphere.
The line separating the accumulation area from the ablation areaFirst Law of ThermodynamicsThe law of physics that states that the heat absorbed by a system either raises the internal energy of the system or does work on the environment.
Temperature In thermodynamics, the integrating factor of the differential equation referred to as the first law of thermodynamics. In statistical mechanics, a measure of translational molecular kinetic energy (with three degrees of freedom).
a grid or spectral resolution that determine the surface pressure and the vertical distributions of velocity, temperature, density, and water vapor as functions of time from the mass conservation and hydrostatic laws, the first law of thermodynamics, ...
dissipation - (Also called viscous dissipation.) In thermodynamics, the conversion of kinetic energy into internal energy by work done against the viscous stresses. Sometimes the rate of conversion per unit volume is meant.
The critical role of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics in determination of storm type is stressed.
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Browse Related Terms: Adiabat, Dry Adiabat, First Law of Thermodynamics, Ideal Gas Laws, Thermodynamic Chart, Thermodynamic Diagram, Thermodynamics ...
Kelvin temperature scale: A temperature scale of primary importance to thermodynamics where the freezing point of water occurs at 273.16 K and the boiling point at 373.16 K, at sea level.
Numerical Models: Computer models using the fundamental equations of hydrodynamics and thermodynamics with observed initial conditions to forecast the weather or describe the state of the atmosphere or ocean.
HEAT
A form of energy transferred between two systems by virtue of a difference in temperature. The first law of thermodynamics demonstrated that the heat absorbed by a system may be used by the system to do work or to raise its internal energy.
 See also: Temperature, Water, Atmosphere, Dynamics, Weather
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