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5101 | storm | WIND with a SPEED between 44 and 50 KNOTS (Beaufort scale wind force 10). NOTE: The term 'storm' has been substituted for the term 'whole g... more |
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5102 | storm high water | See HIGH WATER. |
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5103 | storm surge | A RISE above normal water level on the OPEN COAST due only to the action of WIND stress on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a H... more |
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5104 | storm tide | See STORM SURGE. |
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5105 | storm warning | See WARNING. |
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5106 | storm wave | See WAVE. |
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5107 | straight-edge | A bar of wood, metal, etc. with one edge accurately straight for drawing straight lines in cartographic applications. |
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5108 | straight line | Mathematically the line of shortest distance between two points in a specified space or on a specified surface. |
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5109 | strait | (also straits). A PASSAGE connecting two larger bodies of water. |
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5110 | straits used for international navigation | Geographically, a narrow passage between two land masses or islands or group of islands connecting two larger sea areas. |
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5111 | strand | The portion of the SEASHORE between high and low water line. |
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5112 | strand | (v.t. & i.). To run aground. The term strand usually refers to a serious grounding, while the term GROUND refers to any grounding, however s... more |
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5113 | stranded | (1) The terms "stranded" and "sunken" apply exclusively to items that once were afloat but which are now resting on the bottom. Stranded ite... more |
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5114 | strath | A broad elongated DEPRESSION with relatively steep walls located on a CONTINENTAL SHELF. The longitudinal profile of the floor is gently un... more |
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5115 | stratification | The state of a fluid that consists of two or more horizontal layers arranged according to their density. |
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5116 | stratocumulus | See CLOUD GENERA. |
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5117 | stratopause | Top of the INVERSION LAYER in the upper STRATOSPHERE, at about 50-55 km. |
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5118 | stratosphere | Region of the ATMOSPHERE, situated between the TROPOPAUSE and the STRATOPAUSE, in which the temperature generally increases with HEIGHT. F... more |
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5119 | stratum | (pl. strata). A single sedimentary bed or LAYER of generally homogenous ROCK, independent of thickness. |
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5120 | stratus | See CLOUD GENERA. |