it has to have somthing to do with weather
2007-06-04 14:05:38 · 7 answers · asked by sillyboi32 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I found this on weather.com. They have a pretty thorough glossary... You may want to check it out.
X-RAYS:
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that has a very short wave length. It has a wave length longer than gamma rays, yet shorter than visible light. X-rays can penetrate various thicknesses of all solids, and when absorbed by a gas, can result in ionization.
2007-06-04 14:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. Smith 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Following are Official terms from the NWS with or containing the letter "X"
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mrx/glossary.php#x
Weather Terms starting with X:
XSEC - Cross Section
Weather Terms with X:
Vort Max
(Slang; short for vorticity maximum), a center, or maximum, in the vorticity field of a fluid.
MEX - GFS MOS
GFS (Global Forecast System model; one of the operational forecast models run at NCEP with forecast output out to 240 hours (10 days).
MOS (MOS - Model Output Statistics)
2007-06-04 23:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by NWS Storm Spotter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WX = weather... You will find this term a lot in of National Weather Service forecast discussions
2007-06-05 01:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Invisble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xtremely Hot.
2007-06-04 21:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by supersonic 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
x-ray
GOES weather satellites have x-ray detectors pointed at the sun.
2007-06-04 21:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vortex- The discription of a tornado...
2007-06-04 21:13:40 · answer #6 · answered by 345Grasshopper 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi. Do you mean like extreme?
2007-06-04 21:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋