| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | ||
First Edition Preface Second Edition Preface Acknowledgments
Section C C index 1061-1069 of 1157 terms
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 Next
cross-spectrum—The Fourier transform of the cross correlation of two functions.
cross totals index—See stability index.
cross-valley wind—A wind that blows across the longitudinal axis of a valley from one sidewall to another. This term is usually applied to a thermally driven (anabatic or katabatic) wind arising when unequal insolation on the two sidewalls causes a strong cross-valley temperature difference. Air then flows toward the more strongly heated sidewall. See mountain–valley wind systems.
crossover experiment—Weather modification experiment designed to involve two areas, only one of which is seeded at a time, with the area for seeding being randomly selected for each time period.
crosswind gustiness—See gustiness components.
crosswind—A wind that has a component directed perpendicularly to the course (or heading) of an exposed, moving object; more popularly, a wind that predominantly acts in this manner. In the broadest sense, any wind except a direct headwind or direct tailwind is a crosswind. The drift produced by crosswind is critical to air navigation, being especially dangerous during landing and takeoff.
crosswise vorticity—The component of the vorticity vector that is perpendicular to the flow velocity vector. See also streamwise vorticity, helicity.
CRT—Abbreviation for cathode-ray tube.
cryochore—A region of perpetual snow. See biochore.
cryoconite hole—A small pit in an ice surface produced by the sinking of a particle of dust of cosmic origin (known as cryoconite, a fine-grained dark-colored substance).
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 Next