(n.) That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of, water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds, snow, hail, storms, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Northern rivers such as the Pechora carry 500,000 tonnes of oil into the Arctic Ocean every year, the state hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring service reported in 2011.
Meteorology
Definition:
(n.) The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Richard Betts, a climate expert at the Meteorological Office and one of about 130 senior authors of Friday's report, said: "This is the culmination of three years' work.
(2) Tun Lwin, the retired director general of Myanmar's meteorology department told the Associated Press: "We are out of danger and the impact of the cyclone is almost over.
(3) That’s about 4-5C hotter than normal for April, according to state meteorological official YK Reddy.
(4) Minimal larval translation occurred during summer when meteorological conditions limited pasture infectivity as effectively as anthelmintic treatments.
(5) Simple regression analysis of Yi with the comparative meteorological value (Xi) was determined from mean temperatures (Ti, j-1), rainfalls (Ri, j-1) for 10-day-periods each, and the number of days showing 25 degrees C or above (ti, j-1) from June to September, which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.8147 (p less than 0.05) and an equation for estimated HI antibody positivity rate: Yi = -0.04Xi+79.9 (p less than 0.05).
(6) An analysis showed that frosty weather, the existence and direction of a wind, atmospheric-electrical processes preceding the passage of meteorological fronts influenced the nature of proliferative responses.
(7) It appeared that the introduction did not achieve the problem because of the special geografical, meteorological and economical data of the researched part of the Alps which at that time has about 30 000 km2.
(8) There appears to be ample evidence to conclude that various meteorological factors do exert a significant impact on some people with various rheumatic diseases.
(9) It is shown that yearly averages of mixing heights can be calculated from air pollutant concentration data without reference to meteorological observations.
(10) The monthly as well as yearly climatic values of the years 1982-1985 were employed for the following stations: Frankfurt Airport; Wiesbaden South; Freiburg Meteorological Office; Munich Airport Riem which are representative for our areas under examination.
(11) A public health survey identified a combination of waterfowl wastes and meteorological events as the explanation for the high bacteria counts.
(12) By comparing the frequency of bleeding in hemophiliacs with meteorological phenomena, and by the one year material revision of the Hematology Department of the Institute for Child Care in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) as well as the simultaneous recording of barometric pressure, it was found that the increase of atmospheric pressure was strongly associated with spontaneous bleedings in hemophiliacs.
(13) In a retrospective study over 7 years, data from patients admitted to the Emergency Department with CO intoxication, together with meteorological data were analysed.
(14) The region acts like a giant refrigerator that has a strong effect on the northern hemisphere's meteorology.
(15) Satellite and meteorology experts have already expressed doubts about the prospect of finding the objects in the Indian Ocean believed to be linked to the missing flight, flagging the possibility that the debris could have drifted hundreds of miles since it was first detected due to strong currents.
(16) Seasonal differences, site location (exposed versus protected), and varied interactions among environmental factors contributed to the inconsistent relationships among meteorological variables and black fly host-seeking activity.
(17) Changes in the urban environment had their impact on air quality in the city, but, as found elsewhere, once reductions in pollution have been achieved it is meteorological factors which influence concentrations from year to year.
(18) John Thornes, professor emeritus of applied meteorology at the University of Birmingham, remembers these rain experiments of the 1960s.
(19) Brahma Prakash Yadav, director of the Indian meteorological department, said though maximum temperatures would remain high until the weekend, rain would bring some relief early next week (PDF) .
(20) The investigations were based on a combination of emissions studies, measurements of immissions by continous working SO2 monitoring instruments, lead dioxide candles and Bergerhoff-instruments, and--if possible--meteorological investigations.