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  2. Glossary of meteorology - Wikipedia

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    Also actiniform. Describing a collection of low-lying, radially structured clouds with distinct shapes (resembling leaves or wheels in satellite imagery), and typically organized in extensive mesoscale fields over marine environments. They are closely related to and sometimes considered a variant of stratocumulus clouds. actinometer A scientific instrument used to measure the heating power of ...

  3. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Sir Francis Beaufort. The scale that carries Beaufort's name had a long and complex evolution from the previous work of others (including Daniel Defoe the century before). In the 18th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective — one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze"—: Beaufort succeeded ...

  4. Shower (precipitation) - Wikipedia

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    A shower is a mode of precipitation characterized by an abrupt start and end and by rapid variations in intensity. Often strong and short-lived, it comes from convective clouds , like cumulus congestus .

  5. The Leonid meteor shower is coming. Here's when you can ... - AOL

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    While the meteors known as the Northern Taurids are expected to peak on the night of Nov. 11-12, there will be another spectacle to catch after that.. The Leonid meteor shower will be right behind ...

  6. Taurids - Wikipedia

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    The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke.The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG 10, possibly a large fragment of Encke due to its similar orbital parameters.

  7. Precipitation types - Wikipedia

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    In turn, precipitation can enhance the temperature and dewpoint contrast along a frontal boundary, creating more precipitation while the front lasts. Passing weather fronts often result in sudden changes in environmental temperature, and in turn the humidity and pressure in the air at ground level as different air masses switch the local weather.

  8. Overcast - Wikipedia

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    Overcast or overcast weather, as defined by the World Meteorological Organization, is the meteorological condition of clouds obscuring at least 95% of the sky. [1] However, the total cloud cover must not be entirely due to obscuring phenomena near the surface, such as fog .

  9. Cobain and Love only performed together once - AOL

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    In the same interview with Sassy, Love revealed that she was the one to pursue a relationship with Cobain, getting his phone number, calling him and mentioning him by name in interviews. "I really ...