10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISOBRONT»
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Isobront 'ai-s.i,bzont n. a line, as on a wethersmap, which passes thru points or
places on the earth's surface at which the first thunder is heard at the same
instant of time; a line of equal front. In France the isobront is drawn thru the points
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Robert Morris Pierce,
1911
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Glossary of meteorology
Isobathytherms are usually drawn to show cross sections of the water-mass.
isobront — (Sometimes called homobront.) 1. A line drawn through geographical
points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously. 2
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Ralph E. Huschke, American Meteorological Society,
1959
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Meteorology, weather, and methods of forecasting: ...
Sometimes the isobront is taken as the mean of the time when first and last
thunder is heard at a place. This is the custom in France. In winter the front moves
faster than in summer, on WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND TORNADOES.
Isobront. Denned (C. F. Talman), 197. I SO ctl 3.S IT1 Defined (C. F. Talman), 197
. Isocheim. Defined (C. F. Talman), 197. Isochion. Defined (C. F. Talman), 197.
Isoclimatic line. Defined (C. F. Talman), 197. Isocoefficient. Defined (C. F. Talman
) ...
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Putnam's Word Book: A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas ...
Associated words: brontology, Thor, brontom- eter, brontograph, fulmineous,
fulminatory, isobront, keraunophobia. thunder, n. fulmination, denunciation. — v.
fulminate, denounce. thunder, v. detonate, roll, boom. thundering, n. fulmination.
Louis Andrew Flemming,
1913
The “ isobronts ” were attracted by the mountains, so that the part in whose west
—east direction a mountain was situated approached it sooner, and, after the
passage of the “isobront,” delayed there longer than did the remaining part.
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The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook
... where the atmospheric pressure is the same. isobaric map A map showing the
distribution of atmospheric pressure at any given height above sea level. isobront
A line drawn on a map to link places at which thunderstorms reached the same ...
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The Handy Weather Answer Book
Iso-Term Meaning Isobar Equal change in air pressure Isobathytherm Equal
depth in water having the same temperature Isobront Equal amount of thunder
Isoceraunic Equal number of thunder storm events Isochasm Equal frequency of
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... Isoneph Degree of cloudiness Isoneph Amount of snowfall Isoryme Frost
intensity Isohaline Salinity Isotherm Temperature Isoseismal Line Intensity of
shock from an earthquake Isotherm bath Sea water temperature at a given depth
Isobront ...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate
See also isobaric analysis. isobront /ÿ-sŏ-bront/ A line that connects the location
of THUNDERSTORMS that exist at a specific time over a particular re- gion.
isoceraunic line /ÿ-so-sĕ-raw-nik/ A contour joining places that have the same ...