Terminology of winter atmospheric phenomena

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Terminology of winter atmospheric phenomena

1986

By United States. National Weather Service. Central Region

Series: Central Region Technical attachment ; 86-1

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United States. National Weather Service. Central Region

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NWS (National Weather Service) ; CR (Central Region)

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A large number of terms are used, sometimes rather loosely, in referring to various weather elements. These references occur within the meteorological community, among external user groups, and among the general public. The following list defines and classifies a number to weather elements, describes their appearance, and denotes their causes as taken from the Glossary of Meteorology and FMH No. 1, Chapter A7. The use of this terminology can get confusing since several different terms can refer to the same phenomenon and many terms are used incorrectly at times. The purpose of this paper is to provide a handy reference to sort out the meanings of and differences between various weather elements. Those elements that are used in hourly aviation observations are so indicated by the official abbreviation in parenthesis.

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