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[ Conservation of Absolute Vorticity ] -- The principle first outlined by Carl-Gustav Rossby in the 1930's which accounts for the tendency for upper atmospheric flow to take up a wave-like pattern. The theory can be used to predict the wavelength and speed of translation of the long-waves found in the atmosphere, which in turn govern the broad 'weather type' at any one point.

 

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ablation (ice)
abrasion
Absolute droug...
ABSOLUTE HUMID...ABSOLUTE INSTA...ABSOLUTE TEMPE...
Absolute vorti...ABSOLUTE ZERO
ABSORPTION
absorptivity
ABYSSAL PLAIN
AC
ACCAS (usually...ACCAST
Accessory Cloud
accumulation r...Acid Deposition
Acid Precipita...
Acid Rain
actual time of...additive data
Adiabatic
adiabatic laps...ADIABATIC PROC...
Adibiatic Temp...adret
ADVECTION
ADVECTION FOG
ADVISORY
aeolian
aeronomy
Aerosol
AFOS
aggregation (i...AIR
AIR MASS
AIR MASS THUND...air parcel
AIR POLLUTION
air pressure
AIR QUALITITY ...AIR QUALITY ST...
aircraft mishap
Airport Locati...Airstream
ALASKAN WINDS
ALBEDO
ALBERTA CLIPPER
ALEUTIAN LOW
algorithm
ALTIMETER
ALTIMETER SETT...ALTITUDE
alto
ALTOCUMULUS
altocumulus (A...ALTOCUMULUS CA...
ALTOSTRATUS
altostratus (A...AMERICAN METEO...
ampere (A)
Ana-front
ANABATIC WIND
anaerobic
anafront
ANEMOMETER
ANEROID BAROME...angular moment...annual cycle
ANOMALOUS PROP...anomoly
ANTARCTIC
Antarctic Circ...Antarctic circ...ANTARCTIC OCEAN
anthropogenic
Anti-Cyclone
ANTICYCLONE
anticyclonic
Anticyclonic R...Anticyclonic t...
antipodes
ANVIL
anvil cloud
Anvil Crawler
Anvil Dome
Anvil Rollover

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