Lithometeor
Lithometeors are meteors that are observed in the atmosphere on the earth's surface or in the sky in the field of meteorology.[1] The name is derived from “litho”, ancient Greek λίθος [líthos] for “stone” (note: including in the sense of sand and dust), and “meteor”, from ancient Greek μετέωρος [metéōros], “floating in the air”. Unlike electrometeors, hydrometeors and photometeors, they are associated with suspended particles that are not made of water.[2] Solid and liquid components of the atmosphere in whose composition water plays no or at least almost no role are also referred to as aerosols.[3]
The following phenomena are lithometeors:[4]
External links
[edit]- Lithometeore, Deutscher Wetterdienst German
References
[edit]- ^ Weather Bureau - United States Department of Commerce, ed. (1949). "3600. Lithometeors". WBAN Manual of Surface Observations. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 24.
- ^ United States Weather Bureau Data Acquisition, ed. (1970). "6 Lithometeors". Substation Observations. The Bureau. p. 71.
- ^ Institute of Science and Technology, ed. (1990). Proceedings of theInternational Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Vol. 23. Infrared and Optics Laboratory, Institute of Science and Technology, the University of Michigan. p. 406.
- ^ Table 16. Classification of lithometeors, World Meteorological Organization, retrieved March, 17 2025