| 单词 |
nephanalysis |
| 释义 |
nephanalysis Meteorol.|nɛfəˈnælɪsɪs|
Pl. -ses.
[f. Gr. νέϕ-ος cloud + analysis.]
An analysis of the amounts and kinds of cloud present over an area; esp. a chart showing this in symbolic form.
1945F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. xi. 882 Synoptic studies of clouds (nephanalysis) indicate the possibility of a visual weather analysis based on cloud observations. Ibid. 905 Observations plotted on maps for nephanalysis include clouds, weather, [etc.]. 1961N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 31/5 Meanwhile the meteorologists were translating the cloud pictures into diagrammatic meteorological charts, known as ‘nephanalyses’. 1965Q. Jrnl. R. Meteorol. Soc. XCI. 526 The latest Tiros 9 weather satellite is on a polar orbit and facsimile nephanalyses are received twice daily at Bracknell for an area close to or covering the British Isles. 1973Barry & Perry Synoptic Climatology ii. 52 With the nimbus and essa satellites, global coverage is now available on a daily basis and nephanalyses are prepared from the photography. |
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