Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology · MLC-0110
Meteorology and atmospheric science terms: K (18)
- KSmoke- Smoke in various concentrations can cause significant problems for people with respiratory ailments...
- K AMSCold Air Mass
- K CoronaIn solar-terrestrial terms, of the white-light corona (that is, the corona seen by the eye at a total solar...
- katabatic windA wind that is created by air flowing downhill.
- katafrontA front where the warm air descends the frontal surface (except in the low layers of the atmosphere).
- Keetch-Byrum Drought IndexAn index used to gage the severity of drought in deep duff and organic soils.
- Kelvin temperature scaleAn absolute temperature scale in which a change of 1 Kelvin equals a change of 1 degree Celsius; 0ºK is the...
- Kelvin WavesFluctuations in wind speed at the ocean surface at the Equator result in eastward propagating waves, known as...
- Kelvin-Helmholtz WavesVertical waves in the air associated with wind shear across statically-stable regions. Can appear as breaking...
- KilopascalThe internationally recognized unit used by the Atmospheric Environment Service for measuring atmospheric...
- K-IndexA measure of the thunderstorm potential based on vertical temperature lapse rate, moisture content of the...
- kinetic energyEnergy that a body has as a result of its motion. Mathematically, it is defined as one-half the product of a...
- klystronAn electron tube used as a low-power oscillator or a high-power amplifier at ultrahigh frequencies.
- knot(abbrev. Kt) Unit of speed used in navigation, equal to 1 nautical mile (the length of 1 minute latitude) per...
- KnucklesSlang for lumpy protrusions on the edges, and sometimes the underside, of a thunderstorm anvil. They usually...
- Kp indexA 3-hourly planetary geomagnetic index of activity generated in Gottingen, Germany, based on the K Index from...
- KT(Knot)- Unit of speed used in navigation, equal to 1 nautical mile (the length of 1 minute latitude) per hour...
- KTSKnots
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