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121Lee wave — The wind flows towards a mountain and produces a first oscillation (A) followed by more waves. the following waves will have lower amplitude because of the natural damping. Lenticular clouds stuck on top of the flow (A) and (B) will appear… …
122Standing wave ratio — In telecommunications, standing wave ratio (SWR) is the ratio of the amplitude of a partial standing wave at an antinode (maximum) to the amplitude at an adjacent node (minimum), in an electrical transmission line. The SWR is usually defined as a …
123Don't You (Forget About Me) — Single by Simple Minds from the album The Breakfast Club Soundtrack B side A Brass Band In Afric …
124First European colonization wave (15th century–19th century) — The first European colonization wave took place from the early 15th century until the early 19th century, and primarily involved the European colonization of the Americas, though it also included the creation of European colonies in India and… …
125Third Wave Democracy — Third Wave Democracy, also known as Democracy s Third Wave in some political science arenas, refers to the third major surge of democracy in history. The term was coined by Samuel P. Huntington, a political scientist at Harvard University in his… …
126New Wave of British Heavy Metal — Stylistic origins Heavy metal, punk rock Cultural origins Late 1970s, United Kingdom Typical instruments Vocals – Electric guitar – Bass guitar – Drums Mainstream popu …
1272003 European heat wave — The 2003 European heat wave also known as The Great Draught or The Big Heatwave in the UK Quoted by DR. Adam Relton was one of the hottest summers on record in Europe. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with… …
128Antarctic Circumpolar Wave — The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave is a coupled ocean/atmosphere wave that circles the Southern Ocean in approximately eight years. Since it is a wave 2 phenomenon (there are two peaks and two troughs in a latitude circle) at each fixed point in… …
