turbulent atmosphere
1atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …
2Atmosphere of Jupiter — Cloud pattern on Jupiter in 2000 The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in… …
3Atmosphere of Earth — Air redirects here. For other uses, see Air (disambiguation). Qualities of air redirects here. It is not to be confused with Air quality …
4turbulent flow — Hydraul. the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly. Cf. streamline flow. [1920 25] * * * Fluid flow in which the fluid undergoes irregular fluctuations, or mixing. The speed of… …
5THERMODYNAMIQUE DE L’ATMOSPHÈRE — Les transformations thermodynamiques de l’atmosphère sont matérialisées par tous les phénomènes météorologiques, les plus courants comme les plus violents: sécheresse, vent, nuages, brouillard, pluie, orages, grêle, cyclones... Leur étude logique …
6Astronomical seeing — Schematic diagram illustrating how optical wavefronts from a distant star may be perturbed by a layer of turbulent mixing in the atmosphere. The vertical scale of the wavefronts plotted is highly exaggerated. Astronomical seeing refers to the… …
7mercury — /merr kyeuh ree/, n., pl. mercuries. 1. Chem. a heavy, silver white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver: used in barometers, thermometers, pesticides, pharmaceutical preparations,… …
8moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… …
9Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… …
10List of fictional planets by medium — This is a list of fictional planets organized by the medium in which they primarily appear.Novels and short stories =Adams, Douglas= *Brontitall The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series); planet of bird people who live in the ear of a… …
