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Stem : Main axis of a plant, leaf-bearing and flower-bearing, as distinguished
from the root-bearing axis.
Stillwater Level : Elevation that the surface of the water would assume if all
wave action were absent.
Storm Surge : Rise above normal water level on the open coast due to action of
wind on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a hurricane also
includes the rise in level due to atmospheric pressure reduction as well as
that due to wind stress. See SETUP, WIND.
Suspended Load : Material moving in suspension in a turbulent field.
Swell : Wind-generated waves traveling out of their generating area. Swell
characteristically exhibits a more regular and longer period and has flatter
crests than waves within their fetch.
Tidal Period : Interval between two consecutive like phases of the tide.
Tidal Range : Difference in height between consecutive high and low (or higher
and lower low) waters. The mean range is the difference in height between
mean high water and mean low water. The diurnal range is the difference in
height between mean higher high water and mean lower low water. For
diurnal tides, the mean and diurnal range are identical. For semidiurnal and
mixed tides, the spring range is the difference in height between the high and
low waters during the time of spring tides.
Tide : Periodic rising and falling of water resulting from gravitational attraction
of the moon, sun and other astronomical bodies acting upon the rotating
earth. Although the accompanying horizontal movement of the water
resulting from the same cause is also sometimes called tide, it is preferable to
designate the latter as tidal current, reserving the name TIDE for vertical
movement.
Tide, Ebb : See EBB TIDE.
Tiller : A plant shoot which springs from the root or bottom of the original plant
stalk.
Topography : Configuration of a surface, including relief, position of streams,
roads, buildings, etc.
Transplant : SHOOT or CULM removed from one location and replanted in
another.
R.H. Charlier and Chr. P. De Meyer
Stem : Main axis of a plant, leaf-bearing and flower-bearing, as distinguished
from the root-bearing axis.
Stillwater Level : Elevation that the surface of the water would assume if all
wave action were absent.
Storm Surge : Rise above normal water level on the open coast due to action of
wind on the water surface. Storm surge resulting from a hurricane also
includes the rise in level due to atmospheric pressure reduction as well as
that due to wind stress. See SETUP, WIND.
Suspended Load : Material moving in suspension in a turbulent field.
Swell : Wind-generated waves traveling out of their generating area. Swell
characteristically exhibits a more regular and longer period and has flatter
crests than waves within their fetch.
Tidal Period : Interval between two consecutive like phases of the tide.
Tidal Range : Difference in height between consecutive high and low (or higher
and lower low) waters. The mean range is the difference in height between
mean high water and mean low water. The diurnal range is the difference in
height between mean higher high water and mean lower low water. For
diurnal tides, the mean and diurnal range are identical. For semidiurnal and
mixed tides, the spring range is the difference in height between the high and
low waters during the time of spring tides.
Tide : Periodic rising and falling of water resulting from gravitational attraction
of the moon, sun and other astronomical bodies acting upon the rotating
earth. Although the accompanying horizontal movement of the water
resulting from the same cause is also sometimes called tide, it is preferable to
designate the latter as tidal current, reserving the name TIDE for vertical
movement.
Tide, Ebb : See EBB TIDE.
Tiller : A plant shoot which springs from the root or bottom of the original plant
stalk.
Topography : Configuration of a surface, including relief, position of streams,
roads, buildings, etc.
Transplant : SHOOT or CULM removed from one location and replanted in
another.