butterflies
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — History of the Americas.
Often taken as the type of a fragile and ephemeral creature (as in break of Chancery).
butterfly effect the effect of a very small change in the initial conditions of a system...
growler
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — Maritime History.
A piece of low-lying ice floating in the sea in high northern or southern latitudes. It is difficult to see from a ship approaching it because of its dark colour. Growlers are formed of...
loom
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — Maritime History.
meteorology
Overview page. Subjects: History — Meteorology and Climatology.
The study and science of all aspects of the atmosphere—weather and climate—aiming to understand the physical and chemical nature of the atmosphere, its dynamical behaviour, and its complex...
North America
Overview page. Subjects: Modern History (1700 to 1945) — Meteorology and Climatology.
North America extends in latitude from the tropics to the Arctic, and it ranges in elevation from below sea level to more than 6 kilometers above. There are large inland ...
Robert Fitzroy
Overview page. Subjects: Maritime History — Meteorology and Climatology.
(1805–65),
British naval officer who is, perhaps, best remembered for the voyage of the Beagle, 1831–6, in which he was accompanied by the naturalist Charles Darwin. After working...
synoptic chart
Overview page. Subjects: Maritime History — Meteorology and Climatology.
A weather chart on which the isobars derived from a large number of weather station reports are drawn to provide a full picture of the position, shape, size, and depth of the various...
weather lore
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — Maritime History.
The ability of the seaman, before the days of marine meteorology, to foretell the weather by the appearance of the sky, change of direction of the wind, cloud formations, variation of...
weather routing
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — Maritime History.
The provision of information about the optimum route to be taken for shipping, the relocation of oil rigs, and similar tasks, with the aim of minimizing risk of damage to cargo, vessels, or...
williwaw
Overview page. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology — Maritime History.
A sudden violent gust of wind that can occur unpredictably along high-latitude, mountainous coastlines, particularly around the Aleutian Islands and the Straits of Magellan. Cold air from...
