Month: August 2022

Electromagnetic Spectrum The band of electromagnetic radiation with components that are separated into their relative wave lengths. The portion of the spectrum that the human

Density The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume it occupies. In oceanography, it is equivalent to specific gravity and represents the

Elevation The measure of height with respect to a point on the earth’s surface above mean sea level. Sometimes referred to as station elevation. Mean

Depression In meteorology, it is another name for an area of low pressure, a low, or trough. It also applies to a stage of tropical

El Niño The cyclical warming of East Pacific Ocean sea water temperatures off the western coast of South America that can result in significant changes

Environment The sum total of all the external conditions that effect an organism, community, material, or energy.

Dew Condensation in the form of small water drops that forms on grass and other small objects near the ground when the temperature has fallen

Equator The geographic circle at 0 degrees latitude on the earth’s surface. It is equal distance from the North and South Poles and divides the

Dew Point The temperature to which air must be cooled at a constant pressure to become saturated. Temperature The measure of molecular motion or the

Equatorial Trough The quasi-continuous area of low pressure between the subtropical high pressure areas in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Low Pressure System An