doom
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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doom ordinance, decision, trial, judgement OE.; (final) fate XIV. OE.
dōm = OFris., OS.
dōm, OHG.
tuom, ON.
dómr, Goth.
dōms :- Gmc. *
dōmaz lit. that which is set or put, f. *
dō- place, set,
DO 1.
Hence
doom vb. XV.
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Objective Forecasting of Foehn Winds for a Subgrid-Scale Alpine Valley
Magazine article from: Weather and Forecasting; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Foehn winds often depend on topographical features...numerical models. Consequently, a successful foehn forecast has crucially depended on the experience...an objective, probabilistic forecast of foehn occurrence and strength, based on an operational...
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Numerical Simulations of the Foehn in the Rhine Valley on 24 October 1999 (MAP IOP 10)
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Unusual foehn winds near the Smoky Mountains
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; ...temperatures was the result of southeasterly foehn winds in the lee of the Smoky Mountains. Foehn winds are commonly observed in the lee of large...descending wind. It has been theorized that in foehn events, upslope winds on the windward side...
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Foehn Winds That Produced Large Temperature Differences near the Southern Appalachian Mountains
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; ...characteristics and synoptic conditions of foehn wind events that produced large temperature...those events that produced dewpoint rises. Foehn wind events were identified on both the...adjacent to the southern Appalachians (foehn station) and two nearby stations located...
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Foehn and Bytemobile partner to deliver mobile data optimisation.
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Hold the `foehn' _ a nation obsesses about an ill wind
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; ...miserable. It's not the flu, it's the foehn _ the infamous ill wind that Austrians...her cafe. It's really awful. When the foehn starts to blow, I just cringe. She...Switzerland, Italy and Germany, when the foehn howls, people moan. The unusually warm...
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Unexpected warming induced by Foehn winds in the Lee of the Smoky Mountains
Magazine article from: Weather and Forecasting; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT On 2 January 1999, a southeasterly foehn wind produced a narrow band of temperatures...interesting in comparison with other documented foehn wind events in that the dewpoint temperature...side of the Smoky Mountains. The observed foehn winds across the central Great Tennessee...
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FORM-IDEAS FOR FUTURE FOEHN RESEARCH
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Comparison of horizontal and vertical scintillometer crosswinds during strong Foehn with lidar and aircraft measurements
Magazine article from: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...component by a crosswind scintillometer during foehn, the chinooklike downslope windstorm in...sup -1^ were detected during strong foehn phases within the valley. Aircraft measurements...The scintillometer data of one particular foehn storm are compared with nearby Doppler...
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UHF radar detection and numerical simulation of an episode of Foehn and Lee waves over the Northern Coast of Iberia
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Meteorology; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT This work shows an episode of foehn- and lee-wave activity over the sea-facing slopes of the...troposphere (higher values at upper levels) coincident with the foehn episode. The lee waves and the dry- and moist-air vertical...
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foehn wind
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
foehn wind See föhn wind .
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foehn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
foehn , warm, dry wind that occurs on the leeward...In other parts of the world the various foehn winds have often been given local names...aspre over the Garonne plain of France. A foehn originates as follows: Air is first forced...
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foehn wall
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
foehn wall See föhn wall .
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föhn wall
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
föhn wall( foehn wall ) A mass of cap cloud and associated precipitation over windward slopes and parts of leeward slopes on mountain barriers, resulting from the föhn effect (see föhn wind ).
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Wind
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...low pressure at the center. —cyclonic , adj. cyclonology the study of cyclones. —cyclonologist , n. foehn, föhn a warm, dry wind that blows down the side of a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps. gale a strong...
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