Hovmöller diagram

noun

A depiction of changes in the atmosphere, mapping longitude or latitude to the x-axis and time to the y-axis.

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Meanings

nounHovmöller diagram (plural Hovmöller diagrams)

plural Hovmöller diagrams

  1. climatologyA depiction of changes in the atmosphere, mapping longitude or latitude to the x-axis and time to the y-axis.

Origin

Named after Ernest Aabo Hovmöller, a Danish meteorologist.

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