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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
IMPORTANT TERMS/CONCEPTS FOR PART II

poll4.gif (87 bytes)Transmission
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Reflection
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Albedo
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Scattering
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Beam & Diffuse Radiation
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Absorption
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poll4.gif (87 bytes)Translucent
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Opaque
poll4.gif (87 bytes)Net Radiation (Rn)

poll1.gif (93 bytes)Mean Daily Air Temperature
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Daily Air Temperature Range
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Surface vs. Air Temperature
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Surface Temperature Inversion
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Atmospheric Stability
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Annual Temperature Range
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Mean Annual Temperature
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Seasonality
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Specific Heat Capacity
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Maritime Location/Climate
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Continental Location/Climate
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Isotherms
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Heat Transfer Processes
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Conduction, Convection, Advection
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Sensible Heat Transfer (H)
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Thermal Gradient
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Wind Chill, Heat Index
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Latent Energy (Heat) Transfer (LE)
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Sublimation, Deposition, Evaporation, Condensation, Freezing, Melting
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Humidity Gradient
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Ground/Soil Heat Flow (G)
poll1.gif (93 bytes)Soil Thermal Properties

poll2.gif (87 bytes)Specific Humidity
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Relative Humidity
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Saturated Air
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Dew Point Temperature
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Sling Psychrometer
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Stable/Unstable Atmosphere
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Adiabatic Process
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Adiabatic Lapse Rates (DAR, WAR, SAR)
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Air Over The Mountain Problem
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Chinook Wind
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Rainshadow
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus Clouds
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Precipitation Forms: rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, hail, ice storm
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Fog Types: evaporation, advection,radiation, valley
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Gravity Drainage
poll2.gif (87 bytes)Atmospheric Lifting Mechanisms:
poll0.gif (88 bytes)Convergent Precipitation
poll0.gif (88 bytes)Convectional Precipitation
poll0.gif (88 bytes)Orographic Precipitation
poll0.gif (88 bytes)Cyclonic/Frontal Precipitation

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For further information, please contact

Dr. Kenneth M. Hinkel, Department of Geography, 400F Braunstein, ML 131, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0131
Phone: (513) 556-3430, Fax: (513) 556-3370, E-mail: Kenneth.Hinkel@uc.edu