(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.
Synoptic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Synoptical
(n.) One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See Synoptist.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the other hand, it has become clear from our results that bile duct injury must not be considered to be an absolute histopathologic marker of acute rejection; however, it does have to be judged synoptically in connection with the other components of the diagnostic triad and the changes that the triad cause in the hepatic parenchyma.
(2) Output of power spectra, bicoherence and biphases is produced in synoptic form on a line printer.
(3) The pattern of the blood vessels (except the pulmonary veins) and their opening into the heart is presented synoptically.
(4) We attempt to interpret results of electrophysiologic testing synoptically with subjective complaints and clinical observations.
(5) The classification thus seeks to offer a compromise between the protist and protoctist kingdoms of Whittaker and Margulis and to combine a full listing of phyla with grouping of these for synoptic treatment.
(6) The equipment involved, the operational complexity, and the accuracy of the results and their interpretation are listed in a synoptic table.
(7) The interpretation of results was influenced by the biological end point used as the synoptic measurement.
(8) In disorders such as pulmonary thromboembolism, however, the correct interpretation can only be made with the help of a broad synoptic basis, formed by the treating physician, the X-ray, and the nuclear medicine specialist.
(9) This paper furnishes a synoptic overview of the anatomic pathology of trophoblastic growths, with some reference to clinical implications.
(10) Results have been grouped in a number of synoptic tables, Bacteria that would not admit of the method of preservation described, have not been found thus far.
(11) A synoptic table shows the distribution of the most important risk factors of the three investigated female cancers in the Ragusa population, reported in the present and in an accompanying paper.
(12) ERG results should be evaluated synoptically with psychophysical data, ophthalmoscopy, fluoresceinangiography and possibly with EOG and VER recordings.
(13) Although lichen planus (LP) is still considered a disease of unknown origin, we succeeded in developing a synoptic pathogenetic concept based on the various scientific studies in this field, which may supply a rational foundation for the empirically established therapy.
(14) Hours of EEG activity are compressed into a pictorial and synoptic representation that shows in real time the distribution and temporal behaviour of frequencies as well as the intensity of total electrical activity.
(15) Our problem-oriented record comprises the following parts: a) Patient-machine communication for anamnesis b) Computer-oriented medical record c) Automated synoptic presentation of problem epicrisis d) Centralized data-pool.
(16) The major difference between this approach and the more common heuristic or synoptic interpretation of "images" lies in the underlying modeling: the model "predicts" a minimal washout rate, a match between ventilation and perfusion rates in the lungs, homogeneous contraction in the left ventricle, an expected angular distribution of thallium in the myocardium, or the absence of an additional kinetic feature.
(17) Starting from a synoptic reduced representation of the data and selecting sequences for the building of histograms of averaged energy levels in limited frequency bands, the authors describe the progressive spread of a dominant alpha band all over the scalp during autogenic training.
(18) New synoptic diagrams of canine renal organization are presented.
(19) The notions which are used for the characterization of radiation within the optical region of the spectrum (quantities, units) and their temporal and geometric relations have been arranged synoptically.
(20) A synoptic table is presented of 19 reported cases of infection caused by A. actinomycetemcomitans not connected with actinomycosis, with particular regard to their clinical features, treatment, and outcome.