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snowflake
Sensing element
summer
St. Luke's summer
St. Martin's summer
sustained wind speed
sàrca
syzygy
Système Internationale
systematic observations
systematic error
synthetic hydrograph
synthetic aperture radar
synoptic weather observation
synoptic wave chart
synoptic type
synoptic station
synoptic situation
synoptic scale
synoptic report
synoptic model
synoptic meteorology
synoptic hour
synoptic forecasting
synoptic code
synoptic climatology
synoptic chart
synoptic analysis
synoptic
SYNOP code
Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
synchronous detection
synchronous communication
symmetry point
symmetric instability
sylvanshine
SXI
SWI
swell
sweep length
sweep
sway
swash
Swallow float
suspension
survey datum
suroet
surge line
surge current
surge
surfactant film
surface-based lifted index
surface wind stress
surface wind
surface weather observation
surface wave
surface water
surface water hydrology
surface visibility
surface velocity
surface trough
surface thermometer
surface tension
surface temperature
surface runoff
surface roughness
surface retention
surface renewal model
surface radiation budget
surface pressure
surface ozone
surface of discontinuity
surface of constant phase
surface inversion
surface integral
surface hoar
surface gravity wave
surface friction
surface forecast chart
surface float
surface energy balance
surface current
Surface Composition Mapping Radiometer
surface detention
surface chart
surface boundary layer
surface albedo
surf zone
surf beat
suraçon
surf
sur
suprapermafrost layer
supply current
supplementary station
supplementary observation
supplementary meteorological office
supplementary land station
supplementary features
supplemental observations
supertyphoon
superstandard propagation
supersonic
supersaturation
superposed-epoch method
supernumerary rainbows
superior mirage
superior air
superimposed ice
supergradient wind
supergeostrophic wind
supercritical flow
supercooling
Supercooled large drops
supercooled rain
supercooled fog
supercooled cloud
supercell tornado
supercell
superbolt
superadiabatic lapse rate
super pressure balloon
super high frequency
sunspot minimum
sunspot maximum
sunspot cycle
sunshine recorder
sunshine
sunset
sunscald
Sunrise
sunlit aurora
sunlight
sunglint
sun–weather correlation
sun-synchronous satellite
sun-synchronous orbit
sun pointing
sun pillar
sun crust
sun cross
summer solstice
summer monsoon
summation principle
sumatra
sultriness
sulfuric acid
sulfur rain
sulfur hexafluoride
sulfur dioxide
sulfates
sukhovei
sugar berg
suestada
suer
sudois
sudden ionospheric disturbance
sudden change report
suction vortices
subtropics
subtropical ridge
subtropical jet stream
subtropical high pressure belt
subtropical high
subtropical front
subtropical easterlies index
subtropical countercurrent
subtropical convergence
subtropical climate
subtropical calms
subtrack
subterranean stream
subsurface water
subsurface storm flow
subsurface flow
subsurface float
subsurface current
subsun
substandard propagation
subsidence inversion
subsidence
subregional broadcast
subpolar low pressure belt
subpolar high
subpolar glacier
subpoint
suborbital track
submesoscale coherent vortices
sublimation of ice
sublimation nucleus
sublimation
subjective forecast
subhumid climate
subgrid-scale process
subgradient wind
subgeostrophic wind
subgelisol
subduction
subfrontal cloud
subcloud layer
SubBoreal
subatomic particle
Subarctic Upper Water
Subarctic Intermediate Water
subantarctic zone
Subantarctic Upper Water
subantarctic front
Student's t-test
structure function
structural stability
Strouhal number
strong breeze
stroke density
striations
stretched VISSR data
stretched gridded data
stress tensor
stress
Streeter–Phelps equation
streamwise vorticity
streamline
streamfunction
streamflow routing
streamflow
streamer
stream tube
stream segment
stream profile
stream piracy
stream order
stream network
stream hydrograph
stream gauging
stream gauge
stream frequency
stream
streak lightning
strays
stratus fractus
stratus
stratospheric warming
stratospheric sulfate layer
stratospheric steering
Stratospheric Sounding Unit
stratospheric oscillation
stratospheric coupling
Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement
Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment
stratosphere
stratopause
stratocumulus stratiformis
stratocumulus
stratiformis
stratiform precipitation area
stratiform cloud
stratiform
stratified fluid
stratification
strain tensor
straight-line wind
STP
storm-warning tower
storm-warning signal
storm-relative environmental helicity
storm wind
storm wave
storm warning
storm transposition
storm track
storm surge
storm model
storm chaser
storm duration
storage term
storage equation
storage ratio
storage curve
storage coefficient
stooping
stomatal resistance
Stokes's theorem
Stokes's law
Stokes's drift velocity
Stokes's drift
Stokes wave
stoke
stochastic process
stochastic particle modeling
stochastic model
stochastic hydrology
stochastic
stilling-well gauges
still-water level
still well
stilb
Stikine wind
stiff system
Stevenson screen
stereoscopic image
stereographic projection
stereographic image
stereo image
steradian
stepped leader
steppe climate
steppe
step function
stem flow
stellar crystal
Stefan–Boltzmann law
Stefan–Boltzmann constant
steering line
steering level
steering flow
steering
steam fog
steepness
steam devils
steam
steady state
steady flow
steadiness
staubosphere
statistics
statistical–dynamical model
statistical independence
statistical forecast
statistical
statistic
stationary-wave length
stationary-state hypothesis
stationary wave
stationary time series
stationary source
stationary process
stationary orbit
stationary eddies
station-year method
station pressure
station model
station location
station index number
station elevation
station designator
station continuity chart
station circle
static pressure port
station
static stability
static pressure
static level
static instability
static energy
static energies
static
state variable
state of the sky
state of the sea
state of ground
starting plume
Stark effect
Stanton number
standpipe storage precipitation gauge
standing wave
standing cloud
standardized variate
standard time of observation
standard temperature and pressure
standard temperature
standard target
standard project flood
standard propagation
standard pressure altitude
standard pressure
standard isobaric surface
standard error
standard deviation
standard depth
standard density altitude
standard density
standard atmospheric pressure
standard artillery zone
standard artillery atmosphere
standard
stand
stalo
stalling Mach number
stagnation pressure
stagnation area
staggered grid
stage-discharge relation
stage
staff gauge
stacking
stack effect
stable wave
stable profile
stable oscillation
stable motion
stable boundary layer
stable air mass
stable air
stability chart
stability categories
stability
St. Swithin's Day
St. Elmo's fire
SSU
SSM/T
SSM/I
SREH
square wave
squall-line thunderstorm
squall
Sq
sprite
sprinkle
spring tide
spring tapping
spring snow
spring crust
spring
spread-F
spread skill correlation
spread
spray electrification
spot wind
SPOT
sporadic E-layer
spontaneous nucleation
spongy ice
splitting convective storm
split-explicit method
split window
split cold front
splintering
spline function
splash
spit
spissatus
spirit thermometer
spiral scanning
spinup time
Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager
spindown time
spin-scan cloud camera
spillway design flood
spillway capacity
spillway
spillover
spider lightning
spherical wave
spherical symmetry
spherical shell apparatus
spherical pyrradiometer
spherical pyrgeometer
spherical pyranometer
spherical harmonics
spherical harmonic
spherical coordinates
spherical albedo
sphere calibration
speed-up wind
speed-up ratio
speed-up height
speed of sound
speed of light
specular reflector
specular reflection
spectrum
spectroscopy
spectroscope
spectropyrheliometer
spectrophotometer
spectrometer
spectroheliograph
spectrograph
spectrobolometer
spectral transform model
spectral similarity
spectral radiance
spectral numerical prediction
spectral numerical analysis
spectral model
spectral method
spectral line
spectral irradiance
spectral interval
spectral hygrometer
spectral gap
spectral function
spectral diffusivity
Spectral density
specific-volume anomaly
specific yield
specific volume
specific storage
specific retention
specific heat capacity
specific gravity
specific energy
specific discharge
specific conductance
specific capacity
specific
special weather statements
special weather report
Special Sensor Microwave Temperature
Special Sensor Microwave Imager
SPECI
special observation
SPCZ
spatial dendrite
spatial average
spark discharge
space weather
Space Environmental Monitor
Space Environment In-Situ Suite
space charge
SOx
sover
southwester
Southwest Monsoon Current
southwest monsoon
Southern Oscillation index
Southern Oscillation
souther
southeaster
southeast trades
South Pacific Current
South Pacific convergence zone
South Java Current
South Indian Ocean Current
south foehn
South Equatorial Current
South Equatorial Countercurrent
South Atlantic high
South Atlantic Current
South Atlantic convergence zone
source terms
source region
source
sounding weight
sounding pole
sounding balloon
sounding
sounder
sound wave
sound pressure level
sound channel
sound
sou'wester
sou'easter
sorption
soroche
sorbtion nucleus
soot
sonora weather
sonora
sonic thermometer
sonic anemometer
Somali jet
Somali Current
solubility
solstice
solore
soliton
solitary wave
solifluction
solid rotation
solenoidal
solenoid
solarimeter
solar–topographic theory
solar–terrestrial relationships
solar zenith angle
Solar X-ray Imager
solar tide
solar spectrum
solar signal
solar radio emission
solar radiation observation
solar radiation
solar infrared
Solar Imaging Suite
Solar flux
solar day
solar climate
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer
solar aureole
solar atmospheric tide
solano
solaire
sol–air temperature
soilclime
soil-water pressure
soil zone
soil thermometer
soil thermograph
soil temperature
soil stripe
soil moisture tension
soil moisture profile
soil moisture deficit
soil moisture content
soil moisture
soil creep
soil air
soft rime
soft water
soft radiation
SOFAR technology
sodium
sodar
socked in
SNR
snowstorm
snowpack yield
snowpack
snowmelt flood
snowmelt
snowfield
snowfall
snowdrift ice
snowdrift glacier
snowdrift
snowcreep
snowbreak
snow-cover chart
snow-generating level
snow tremor
snow trails
snow survey
snow stake
snow stage
snow shower
snow shed
snow sampler
snow roller
snow pillow
snow patch
snow mat
snow line
snow ice
snow grains
snow geyser
snow gauge
snow garland
snow forest climate
snow flurry
snow fence
snow eater
Snow drought
snow density
snow day
snow crystal
snow crust
snow cover
snow course
snow concrete
snow cloud
snow climate
snow cap
snow board
snow blink
snow blindness
snow accumulation
snow banner
SNOTEL
Snel's law
snappy
smudging
SMS
smoothing
smokes
smoke plumes
smoke pall
smoke horizon
smoke
smog chambers
smog
SMO
SMMR
smaze
small-ion combination
small-craft warning
small perturbation
small ion
small eddy theory
small eddy closure
small circle
small calorie
slush icing
slush
slug test
sluff
sludge
slow tail
slow manifold
slope windstorm
slope winds
Slope Water
slope of an isobaric surface
slope of a front
slope flow
slope area method
sling thermometer
sling psychrometer
sliding scale
slice method
sleet
slantwise convective available potential energy
slantwise convection
slant visibility
slant range
slake
slack water
slablike motion
slab model
slab layer
slab approximation
skyhook balloon
sky wave
sky sweeper
sky slightly clouded
sky map
sky cover
sky
Skiron
skip effect
skin-friction coefficient
skin friction
skin drag
skewness
skavler
Six's thermometer
size parameter
site of station
site characterization
SIS
SIRS
sirocco
siphon barometer
siphon barograph
sinusoidal pattern
sinking
sinkhole
sink processes for trace gases
sink
singularity
singular vectors
singular value decomposition
singular point
singular corresponding point
single-theodolite observation
single-station forecasting
single-station analysis
single-scatter albedo
single-heading navigation
single scattering
single observer forecasting
single drift correction
sine galvanometer
simple wave
simple harmonic wave
simoom
similarity theory
similarity relationship
similarity
silver-disk pyrheliometer
silver iodide
silver frost
silt-discharge rating
silt
sill depth
sikussak
sigua
significant weather chart
significant weather
significant wave height
significant wave
significant level
significance test
signature analysis techniques
signature
signal-to-noise ratio
signal velocity
signal strength
signal generator
signal
SIGMET information
sigma-zero
sigma-t,p
sigma-t
sigma-STp
sigma-n
sigma vertical coordinate
siffanto
sidereal year
sidelooking radar
sideband
side-scanning sonar
SID
Siberian high
SI
shurkiya
shurgee
shuquee
shuga
shower
shortwave radiation
short-term hydrologic forecast
short-range forecast
short-crested wave
short wave
shore lead
shore ice
shock wave
shoaling
shoal
ship synoptic code
ship routing
ship report
ship motion
shine
shield
SHF
sherki
sheltering coefficient
shelterbelt
shell ice
shelf waves
shelf cloud
sheet lightning
sheet ice
sheet frost
sheet erosion
shearing stress
shearing instability
shear–gravity wave
shear wave
shear vector
shear ridge
shear production
shear line
shear layer
shear flow
shear
sharp-edged gust
sharki
shamal
shaluk
shallow water wave
shallow water approximation
shallow low
shallow fog
shallow convection parameterization
shale ice
shadow zone
shadow bands
shadow band pyranometer
shadow
sferics source
sferics receiver
sferics observation
sferics fix
sferics
SFAZU code
SFAZI code
SEVIRI
severe-storm observation
severe weather threat index
severe weather
severe storm
set
servo loop
serial station
serial correlation
serial communications
serein
serac
sequence
separation of variables
sensitivity time control
sensitivity
sensible temperature
sensible heat flow
sensible heat
semipermanent depression
semipermanent anticyclone
semigeostrophic theory
semigeostrophic motion
semigeostrophic equations
semidiurnal tide
semiarid zone
semiarid climate
semiannual oscillation
semi-Lagrangian method
semi-implicit method
semantic network
SEM
selvas
selsyn
self-healing of atmosphere
self-collection
selene
selective scattering
Selective Chopper Radiometer
selective absorption
selection rules
selatan
SEISS
seismograph
seiche
seepage velocity
seepage spring
seepage face
seeing
seeding rate
seeding devices
seeding agent
seeder–feeder
sedimentology
sedimentation diameter
sedimentation
sediment-carrying capacity
sediment yield
sediment sampler
sediment grading
sediment discharge rating
sediment concentration
sediment
secular variation
sectorized image
sector wind
sector scan
secondary rainbow
secondary pollutants
secondary instrument
secondary ice crystal
secondary hydrometric station
secondary front
secondary emission
secondary depression
secondary cyclone
secondary cold front
secondary circulation
secondary bands
second-year ice
second-trip echo
second-order station
second-order reaction
second-order closure
second-order climatological station
second-foot
second-foot day
Second Summer
second law of thermodynamics
seclusion
sechard
Secchi disk
SECC
seca
SeaWiFS
SEC
seawater thermometer
seawater intrusion
seawater
SeaStar
season
Seasat'' surface wind
Seasat
searchlighting
searchlight
search space
search radar
Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor
sea-salt nucleus
sea-breeze front
sea turn
sea surface temperature
sea state
sea smoke
sea level rise
sea level pressure
sea level measurements
sea ice
sea fog
sea clutter
sea breeze
sea
SCV
scud
scrubber
screening layer
screened pan
screen
SCR
scotopic vision
Scotch mist
Scorer parameter
scope
Scofield–Oliver technique
SCMR
scintillometer
scintillation
Schumann resonance
Schuman–Ludlam limit
Schmidt number
schlieren
Schlernwind
scharnitzer
scavenging coefficient
scavenging by precipitation
scatterometer
scattering matrix
scattering function
scattering efficiency factor
scattering cross section
scattering area coefficient
scattering coefficient
scattering
scattered radiation
scattered power
scattered
scatter propagation
scatter diagram
scatter angle
scatter
SCAPE
scanning radiometer
Scanning Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer
Scanning Microwave Spectrometer
scanning
scanner
scan line
SCAMS
scale height
scale factor
scale analysis
scale
scalar product
scalar
SBUV
SBL strength
SBL
sawtooth wave
Savart polariscope
savanna
saturation temperature
saturation static energy
saturation specific humidity
saturation signal
saturation pressure
saturation point
saturation mixing ratio
saturation level
saturation deficit
saturation
saturated zone
saturated soil
satellite zenith angle
satellite sounding
Satellite pour l'Observation de la Terre
satellite meteorology
Satellite Infrared Spectrometer
satellite image navigation
sastrugi
sastruga
Sargasso Sea
SAR
Santa Rosa storm
Santa Ana
sansar
sandstorm
sand whirl
sand wall
sand snow
sand haze
sand auger
San Marco satellites
SAMS
sample
SAM
saltwater intrusion
salt seeding
salt lens
salt haze
salt fingering
salt content
salinometer
salinity
salinity bridge
sailing directions
sahel
Saharan air layer
SAGE
saddle-back
Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale
S-values
S-scale
S-curve method
S-curve
Sbli
