AABW Abbreviation for Antarctic Bottom Water. AACW Abbreviation for Antarctic Circumpolar Water.
ABF Abbreviation for Angola-Benguela Front. ABL 1. Abbreviation for atmospheric boundary layer. 2. Abbreviation for airborne backscatter lidar. ABP Abbreviation for Acoustic Backscatter Probes. absolute humidity The ratio of the mass of water vapor in a sample of moist air to a unit volume of the sa...
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| Summary: | ABF Abbreviation for Angola-Benguela Front. ABL 1. Abbreviation for atmospheric boundary layer. 2. Abbreviation for airborne backscatter lidar. ABP Abbreviation for Acoustic Backscatter Probes. absolute humidity The ratio of the mass of water vapor in a sample of moist air to a unit volume of the sample. It is expressed in grams per cubic meter and also called the vapor concentration. absolute vorticity The sum of the relative vorticity (ζ) andtheplanetary vorticity, i.e. ζ + f. More later. absorptance In radiation transfer, the fraction of incoming radiation that is absorbed by a medium. The sum of this, the transmittance, andthereflectance must equal unity. absorption A process by which incident radiation is taken into a body and retained without reflection or transmission. It increases either the internal or the kinetic energy of the molecules or atoms composing the absorbing medium. absorption band In atmospheric radiative transfer, a collection of absorption lines in a particular frequency interval. absorption line In atmospheric radiative transfer, a discrete frequency at which an energy transition of an atmospheric gas occurs due to the absorption of incident solar radiation. The line width depends |
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