H Weather Abbreviation

H has various meanings in the Weather category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of H in Weather.

Height

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Vertical distance between any two decks, or vertical distance measured from the base line to any water line. Elizabethan term for 'Latitude'. Vertical dimension of a flag.

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High

An area of high barometric pressure, with its attendant system of winds. An anticyclone. A gyro compass is said to be 'high' when its indication, in arc, is higher than it should be

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Hour

Twenty-fourth part of a day Interval in which the hour angle of a heavenly body changes 15deg in respect to the hour circle of an observer Arc of 15deg of Equinoctial.

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Heavy

Used, with certain exceptions, during all radio transmissions between air traffic control and any aircraft which has been assigned a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) rating of 136 tonnes (300,000 lb) or more.

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Hundred
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