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Heat waves (Meteorology)

LC control no.sh 90004180
LC classificationQC981.8.A5
Topical headingHeat waves (Meteorology)
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Variant(s)Heatwaves (Meteorology)
Hot waves (Meteorology)
Warm waves (Meteorology)
Waves, Heat (Meteorology)
See alsoAir masses
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Found inWork cat.: Steele, P. Heat wave, 1991 (also, Heat waves)
Met. gloss. (Heat wave - air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly; may last at least 1 day, or several days or weeks; also: Hot wave; warm wave)
BBC news, Science/Nature, 14 Dec. 2004, viewed July 27, 2006 (Europe heatwaves soon routine)
Meteorol. geoastrophys. abs. index, 1971.
Random House (Heat wave)
McGraw-Hill dict. sci. tech. (Heat wave)
AMS list subj. heads.
Not found inNASA; INSPEC; EIT; TEST