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SUBM 2009/06/04 |
SANDSTORM |
An ensemble of <PARTICLE>s of <SAND> energetically lifted to great <<HEIGHT_AGL>>s by a strong and turbulent <WIND>; sandstorm. |
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IR |
[WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code Table 4678, Column 8] |
[AWS, Table 2-7] |
SUBM 2009/06/04 |
SQUALL |
An abrupt and large increase in <<WIND_SPEED>> with a duration on the order of minutes that diminishes rather suddenly; squall. |
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IR |
[WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code Table 4678, Column 6] |
[AWS, Table 2-5] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
STRATOSPHERE F |
The <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of the <EARTH> extending from the <TROPOPAUSE> to the <STRATOPAUSE> in which the <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> generally increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; stratosphere. |
1176 |
PR |
[WMO182, S3030, "stratosphere"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STRATOPAUSE F |
The top of the <TEMPERATURE_INVERSION_LAYER>, if it exists, that form the upper limit of the <STRATOSPHERE>; stratopause. |
1175 |
PR |
[WMO182, S3020, "stratopause"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STATIONARY_FRONT |
An <ATMOSPHERIC_FRONT> between warm and cold <AIR_MASS>s that is moving at a <<SPEED>> less than 2,575 metres per second (five knots); stationary front. |
1160 |
PR |
[WMO182, S2760, "stationary front"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GRAINS |
<SOLID_PRECIPITATION> of very small opaque white <PARTICLE>s of <ICE> that fall from a <CLOUD> and are fairly flat or elongated with <<OUTSIDE_DIAMETER>>s generally less than 1 millimetre; snow grains. Snow grains are the solid equivalent of <DRIZZLE>. |
1127 |
PR |
[WMO182, S1610, "snow grains"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_MEMBER |
One of the constituent <COMPONENT>s into which a <STRUCTURE> may be resolved by analysis, having a unitary character and exhibiting a unique behaviour under an applied load; structural member. |
1471 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "structural member"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_COLUMN |
A rigid, relatively slender <STRUCTURAL_MEMBER> designed primarily to support axial, compressive loads applied at the member ends; structural column. |
1450 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "column"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STRUCTURAL_BEAM |
A rigid <STRUCTURAL_MEMBER> designed to carry and transfer transverse loads across space to supporting <COMPONENT>s; structural beam. |
1445 |
IR |
[VDARCH, "beam"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SUNSPOT |
A relatively cool and dark appearing <REGION> on the photosphere of the <SUN>; sunspot. |
1191 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUND_CHANNEL_AXIS |
The alignment axis in a <SOUND_CHANNEL> determined by the <<DEPTH_BELOW_WATERBODY_SURFACE>> at which the minimum <<WATERBODY_SOUND_SPEED>> occurs. |
1140 |
IR |
[SP35, "sound channel axis"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAMOUNT |
A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_PINNACLE> rising 1 000 metres or more from the <WATERBODY_FLOOR> of a <SEA> or <OCEAN> and of limited extent across its summit; seamount. |
1075 |
IR |
[SP35, "seamount"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SECCHI_DISK |
A circular material <OBJECT>, usually painted flat white, that is used to measure (subjectively) the <<DEPTH_BELOW_WATERBODY_SURFACE>> to which a <HUMAN> can see into a <WATERBODY>, in order to measure the transparency of the <WATER>; Secchi disk. |
1437 |
IR |
[SECCHI] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STELLAR_WIND |
A high-speed stream of <STELLAR_ENERGETIC_PARTICLE>s in <SPACE>; stellar wind. |
1167 |
IR |
[SEC, "solar wind"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STELLAR_BURST_RADIO- _FREQUENCY_EMISSION |
A burst emission from a <STAR> at radio <<WAVELENGTH>>s that often sweep through a range of <<FREQUENCY>>s and last from minutes to days; stellar burst radio frequency emission. |
1164 |
IR |
[SEC, "burst"] |
[IPS] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
STORAGE_TANK |
A <CONTAINER> used for the storage of liquids or gases; storage tank. |
1174 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: TNKCON] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SWEPT_REGION |
A <WATERBODY_REGION> that has been determined to be clear of navigational dangers to a specified depth; swept region. |
1204 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SWPARE] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPRING |
A natural outflow of <WATER> from below the <LAND>; spring. |
1153 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SPRING] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING |
A measured <<WATER_DEPTH>> or spot <<WATER_DEPTH>>; sounding. |
1141 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SOUNDG] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SALT_PAN |
A flat <TRACT> covered by natural salt deposits on its <SURFACE>; salt-pan. |
1056 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: SLTPAN] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SLIPWAY |
A <RAMP> for launching and recovering <VESSEL>s; slipway. A slipway is also known as a patent ship. |
1117 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: SLIPWY] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORELINE_CONSTRUCTION |
A fixed (not afloat) artificial <STRUCTURE> attached to a <SHORE> and normally used for berthing and protection of <VESSEL>s; shoreline construction. |
1104 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SLCONS] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STRUCTURAL_PILE |
A <STRUCTURE> consisting of a long, heavy timber or section of steel or concrete that is forced into the <TERRAIN> to serve as a support (for example: for a <PIER>); structural pile. |
1179 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: PILPNT] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORELINE_LANDING_STAIR |
A <STAIR> on a <SHORE> constructed to connect between the <LAND> and the <WATERBODY> on different levels; shoreline landing stair. |
1106 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: LNDSTS] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORELINE_LANDING_PLACE |
A <REGION> on a <SHORE> where landing from a <WATERBODY> is possible; shoreline landing place. |
1105 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: LNDPLC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING_DATUM |
The vertical, typically tidal, <SURFACE_DATUM> to which <SOUNDING>s and <<HYDROGRAPHIC_DRYING_HEIGHT>>s are referenced; sounding datum. A sounding datum is usually taken to correspond to a low water stage of the <TIDE>. |
1142 |
IR |
[S57A, Attribute: VERDAT] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPRING_TIDE |
A <TIDE> of increased range (or tidal <WATER_CURRENT>s of increased <<WATER_CURRENT_SPEED>>) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the <MOON>being new or full; spring tide [TCG, "spring tides or tidal currents"]. The spring range of <TIDE>is the mean range occurring at the time of spring <TIDE>s and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is larger than the mean range where the type of <TIDE> is either semi-diurnal or mixed, and is of no practical significance where the type of <TIDE> is predominantly diurnal. |
1154 |
PR |
[S32, "tide(s): spring"] |
[SOED, "spring tide", (b)] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SURF_ZONE |
The <REGION> between the outermost limit of <SURF> and the resulting limit of <WATER_WAVE> uprush on a <SHORE>; surf zone. |
1195 |
PR |
[S32, "surf zone"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHORE |
The narrow <TERRAIN_STRIP> in immediate contact with a <WATERBODY>, including the <TRACT> between high and low water <LINE>s; shore. |
1100 |
PR |
[S32, "shore"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHOAL |
A <MARINE_REGION> over which there is a <<WATER_DEPTH>> of twenty metres or less, and which is composed of unconsolidated <MATERIAL>, except <CORAL> or <ROCK>; shoal. |
1098 |
PR |
[S32, "shoal (n.)"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SHIPYARD |
A <FACILITY> where <VESSEL>s are built or repaired; shipyard. |
1097 |
IR |
[S32, "shipyard"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SATURN |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is sixth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 1 429,4 million kilometres; Saturn. |
1065 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SURVEILLANCE_WINGED- _AIRCRAFT |
A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for surveillance missions. |
1200 |
IR |
[JAWA, Type Classifications, Class 1] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY |
A <CELESTIAL_BODY>, except a <PLANET>, a <DWARF_PLANET> or a <SATELLITE>, that orbits a <STAR>; small star system body. |
1483 |
IR |
[IAUB5] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SWELL_WAVE |
A surface gravity <WATER_WAVE> that is not growing or being sustained any longer by the <WIND> but that was generated by the <WIND> some distance away and is now propagating freely across the <WATERBODY_SURFACE> away from its <REGION> of generation; swell wave. |
1203 |
IR |
[GMET, "swell"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOWFIELD |
A <TRACT> covered by <SNOW_GROUND_COVER>; snowfield. |
1132 |
IR |
[GMET, "snowfield", 1] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GROUND_COVER |
The layer formed by <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> as it accumulates on the <LAND>; snow ground cover. |
1128 |
IR |
[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_PRECIPITATION |
<SOLID_PRECIPITATION> composed of white or translucent crystals of <ICE> that are chiefly in complex branch hexagonal form and are often agglomerated into snowflakes; snow precipitation. |
1129 |
IR |
[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SMALL_HAIL |
<HAIL> with an <<OUTSIDE_DIAMETER>> less than 0,64 centimetre, which is a form of <ICE_PELLETS>; small hail (US). |
1123 |
IR |
[GMET, "small hail"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SCIENCE_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> supporting scientific experimentation or research, including scholarly investigation or inquiry, intended to ultimately result in commercial products; science building. |
1069 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:59] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SENIOR_CITIZENS_HOME |
A residential <BUILDING> housing a group of elderly <HUMAN>s; senior citizens home. |
1084 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:109] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SATELLITE_GROUND_STATION |
A <STRUCTURE> with an associated <AERIAL> used for tracking, control, transmission, and/or reception of signals from <ARTIFICIAL_SATELLITE>s; satellite ground station. |
1064 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:107] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SURVEY_MARKER |
A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_OBJECT> (for example: a <MARKER>) with a known <LOCATION>; survey marker. |
1201 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: ZB035] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAPLANE_RUN |
A designated <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION> outlined by visual markings used by <SEAPLANE>s to land and take off; seaplane run. |
1078 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB070] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SEAPLANE_BASE |
An <AERODROME> intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure, and movement of <SEAPLANE>s on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; seaplane base. |
1077 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB065] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE- _COMPONENT |
A <COMPONENT> of a <SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE>. |
1149 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GA025] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE |
An <AIRSPACE> identified by a delimited <REGION> where activities must be confined because of their nature and/or where limitations may be imposed on <AIRCRAFT> operations not associated with those activities; special use airspace. |
1148 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: GA015] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SAFETY_FAIRWAY |
A <WATERBODY_ROUTE> established for the safe passage of <VESSEL>s through either offshore <PETROLEUM_FIELD>s or <MINEFIELD>s; safety fairway. |
1053 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: FC170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SWAMP |
A seasonally flooded, low-lying <WETLAND> with more woody <PLANT>s than a <MARSH> and better drainage than a <BOG>; swamp [AHD, "swamp", 1a]. |
1202 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: ED020] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SCRUB_LAND |
A <TRACT> covered by uncultured <PLANT>s that may have some woody tissue; scrub land. |
1072 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: EB015] |
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