Weather terms starting with S

436 terms

  1. SVR 1. Severe 2. Abbreviation for Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. SVRL Several
  3. SW Stormwind
  4. SWD On a buoy report, Swell Direction is the compass direction from which the swell wave are coming from.
  5. SWE Snow Water Equivalent (the amount of water content in a snowpack or snowfall).
  6. SWEAT Casinos who are upset by players winning or having skill are said to "sweat" out their games. Also, a player who is losing and is worried.
  7. Swell Increase of bulk in soil or rock when excavated.
  8. Swell Direction The direction from which the swells are propagating.
  9. SWH On a buoy report, swell height is the vertical distance (meters) between any swell crest and the succeeding swell wave trough.
  10. SWLY Southwesterly
  11. SWODY1 The Day-1 Convective Outlook, sometimes called the "AC" is a guidance product issued by the Operational Guidance Branch (OGB) unit of the Storm Prediction…
  12. SWODY2 The Day 2 Convective Outlook is very similar to the Day 1 Outlook. It is issued only twice a day, at 08Z and 18Z, and covers the period from 12Z the…
  13. SWP On a buoy report, Swell Period is the time (usually measured in seconds) that it takes successive swell wave crests or troughs pass a fixed point.
  14. SWRN Southwestern
  15. SWS A rare, congenital disorder that affects the brain, skin, and eyes. Abnormal blood vessel growth occurs in the trigeminal nerve in the face and the…
  16. SWWD Southwestward
  17. SX Stability Index
  18. SXN Section
  19. Symmetric Double Eye A concentrated ring of convection that develops outside the eye wall in symmetric, mature hurricanes.
  20. Synchronous Detection Radar processing that retains the received signal amplitude and phase but that removes the intermediate frequency carrier.
  21. SYNOP Synoptic - relating to the general weather pattern over a wide region, such as areas of high and low pressure or frontal boundaries, as opposed to…
  22. Synopsis A broad discussion of the weather pattern expected across any given area, generally confined to the 0-48 hour time frame.
  23. Synoptic analysis Synoptic analysis The study of the synoptic observation data plotted on synoptic charts aimed at analysis of the atmospheric disturbances (for example…
  24. Synoptic chart Synoptic chart A weather chart reflecting the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment.
  25. Synoptic Code Rules and procedures established by the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) for encoding weather observations.
  26. Synoptic hour Synoptic hour Hour (UTC) determined by international agreement at which meteorological observations are made simultaneously throughout the world.
  27. Synoptic meteorology Synoptic meteorology The study and analysis of synoptic weather information (synoptic charts, synoptic weather observations).
  28. Synoptic Scale The spatial scale of the migratory high and low pressure systems of the lower troposphere, with wavelengths of 1000 to 2500 km.
  29. Synoptic Track Weather reconnaissance mission flown to provide vital meteorological information in data sparse ocean areas as a supplement to existing surface, radar…
  30. Synoptic Weather Weather occurring over a wide region on time scales exceeding 12 hours.
  31. Synoptic weather observation Synoptic weather observation A surface weather observation, made at periodic times (usually at 3-hourly and 6-hourly intervals specified by the World…
  32. SYNS Synopsis
  33. Synthetic fertilizer Commercially prepared mixtures of plant nutrients such as nitrates, phosphates, and potassium applied to the soil to restore fertility and increase crop…
  34. Synthetic natural gas (SNG) A manufactured product chemically similar in most respects to natural gas, resulting from the conversion or reforming of petroleum hydrocarbons.
  35. SYS System
  36. Syzygy In solar-terrestrial terms, the instance (new moon or full moon) when the earth, sun, and moon are all in a straight line.