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Chi Epsilon Pi has active, alumni, and honorary members. [2] Active members include students who have completed ten credits toward a meteorology major with a 3.0 cumulative GPA. [2] [6] However, chapters may set higher standards. Alumni have either graduated, transferred to another institution, or changed majors. [2]
Crepuscular rays, sometimes colloquially referred to as god rays, are sunbeams that originate when the Sun appears to be just above or below a layer of clouds, during the twilight period. [1] Crepuscular rays are noticeable when the contrast between light and dark is most obvious. Crepuscular comes from the Latin word crepusculum, meaning ...
These early observations would form the basis for Aristotle's Meteorology, written in 350 BC. [11] [12] Aristotle is considered the founder of meteorology. [13] One of the most impressive achievements described in the Meteorology is the description of what is now known as the hydrologic cycle. His work would remain an authority on meteorology ...
In meteorology, an okta is a scale of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the sky are covered in cloud , ranging from 0 oktas (completely clear sky) through to 8 oktas (completely overcast ).
Meteorology deals primarily with the interaction of three elements: air, water, and earth. A cloud is a composite that mixes all three. Books 1-3 of Meteorology apply a method of explanation (contrary qualities) which explains different phenomena as an interaction of forces in a natural system (relations of agent and patient, potency, and ...
Mesoscale meteorology (2 C, 23 P) Meteorological instrumentation and equipment (8 C, ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
William M. Gray (October 9, 1929 – April 16, 2016) – has been involved in forecasting hurricanes since 1984 Francis Galton (February 16, 1822 - January 17, 1911) – was a polymath, and devised the first weather map, proposed a theory of anticyclones, and was the first to establish a complete record of short-term climatic phenomena on a ...
5.9.1.2 North America. 5.9.1.3 South ... Astronomy divided by general technique used for astronomical research: ... 25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...