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Search. Right of No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Searlesite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Sea-serpent No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Sea-serpents No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Sea-shore No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Seashore No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Sea-sickness No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Seasickness No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Seaside resorts No definition provided Christopher Rauch 2023.12.01
Sea smoke Evaporation fog produced above a surface of open water when the air is stable and relatively cold (for example, air which has moved over stretches of ice). syn. antarctic sea smoke, arctic sea smoke GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Sea smoke Evaporation fog formed when water vapor is added to air which is much colder than the vapor's source; most commonly, when very cold air drifts across relatively warm water; also called steam fog. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Sea smoke A fog that forms when an outbreak of cold air settles over an expanse of open, relatively warmer water, reducing visibility to less than 1 kilometre. Also known as steam fog. (See also arctic sea smok e, and advection fog or sea fog) GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
season No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
season No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
seasonal No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Seasonal freezing index The cumulative number of degree-days below 0 degrees Celsius, calculated as the arithmetic sum of all the negative and positive mean daily air temperatures (degrees Celsius) for a specific station dur ing the time period between the highest point in the fall and the lowest point the next spring on the cumulative degree-day time curve. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Seasonal freezing index The cumulative number of degree-days below 0˚C, calculated as the arithmetic sum of all the negative and positive mean daily air temperatures (˚C) for a specific station during the time period between the highest point in the fall and the lowest point the next spring on the cumulative degree-day time curve GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Seasonal frost The occurrence of ground temperatures below 0˚C for only part of the year GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Seasonal frost The occurrence of ground temperatures below 0C for only part of the year. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
Seasonal frost The occurrence of ground temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius for only part of the year; see also active layer. GCW Glossary 2023.03.27
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