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Glossary

Select a letter from the index given below,
to be shown those glossary items which begin with the same letter.

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

K

Katabatic wind

Downslope wind caused by greater air density on the slope than at some distance, horizontally from it. The wind is associated with surface cooling of the slope.

Kelvin

Unit of thermodynamic temperature. Symbol: K

K = C + 273.2

Zero Kelvin is referred to as "Absolute Zero".

Kite balloon

Captive balloon of special form used to maintain meteorological instruments at an approximately constant height in the atmosphere.

Knot

Unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.

Køppen's classification of climates

Classification of climate based on annual and monthly means of temperature and precipitation (rainfall) which also takes into account the vegetation limits. It is a tool for presenting the world pattern of climate and for identifying important deviations from this pattern. Click here for more detail.

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