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1upwind — adv., adj. /up wind /; n. /up wind /, adv. 1. toward or against the wind or the direction from which it is blowing: The hunters stalked upwind. adj. 2. moving or situated toward or in the direction from which the wind is blowing: an upwind leap;… …
2abbreviated visual approach slope indicator system — A night landing aid placed at the beginning of a flare path or runway. It displays different colored lights, depending on the angle from which it is viewed by a pilot approaching to land. When viewed from the correct angle of safe approach, it… …
3Airfield traffic pattern — An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing, while maintaining visual contact with the airfield. At an airport, the pattern (or circuit in the Commonwealth) is a standard path for coordinating… …
4MUSCL scheme — MUSCL stands for Monotone Upstream centered Schemes for Conservation Laws , and the term was introduced in a seminal paper by Bram van Leer (van Leer, 1979). In this paper he constructed the first high order , total variation diminishing (TVD)… …
5Dune — For other uses, see Dune (disambiguation). Erg Chebbi, Morocco …
6sand dune — Hill, mound, or ridge of windblown sand or other loose material such as clay particles. Dunes are commonly associated with desert regions and seacoasts, and there are large areas of dunes in nonglacial parts of Antarctica. * * * Introduction any …
7Flux limiter — Flux limiters are used in high resolution schemes mdash; numerical schemes used to solve problems in science and engineering, particularly fluid dynamics, described by partial differential equations (PDE s). They are used in high resolution… …
8Aeolian processes — Aeolian (or Eolian or Æolian) processes pertain to the activity of the winds and more specifically, to the winds ability to shape the surface of the Earth and other planets. Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials, and are effective… …
9climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
10Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
