{"id":9519,"date":"2024-09-08T10:29:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T02:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=9519"},"modified":"2024-09-08T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T02:48:53","slug":"types-of-meteors-wmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/aviation\/types-of-meteors-wmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of meteors (WMO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ref : <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors.html\">https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4) Four types of meteors (WMO):<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u6c34 moisture related<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u5149 light related<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u96fb electrical related<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u5875 dust and particle related<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meteors present a great diversity of character. However, by considering their constituent particles or the physical processes surrounding their occurrence, meteors can be classified into four groups:\u00a0<a title=\"Hydrometeors\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors-hydrometeors.html\">hydrometeors<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Lithometeors\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors-lithometeors.html\">lithometeors<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Photometeors\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors-photometeors.html\">photometeors<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Electrometeors\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors-electrometeors.html\">electrometeors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u5927\u6c23\u73fe\u8c61\u5448\u73fe\u51fa\u591a\u7a2e\u591a\u6a23\u7684\u7279\u5fb5\u3002\u4f46\u662f\uff0c\u6839\u64da\u5b83\u5011\u7684\u7d44\u6210\u7c92\u5b50\u6216\u5b83\u5011\u767c\u751f\u671f\u9593\u7684\u7269\u7406\u904e\u7a0b\uff0c\u5927\u6c23\u73fe\u8c61\u53ef\u4ee5\u5206\u70ba\u56db\u7d44\uff1a\u6c34\u51dd\u7269\u3001\u5927\u6c23\u5875\u7c92\u73fe\u8c61\u3001\u5927\u6c23\u5149\u5b78\u73fe\u8c61 \u548c \u5927\u6c23\u96fb\u5b78\u73fe\u8c61\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Moisture related &#8211; <a title=\"Hydrometeors\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors-hydrometeors.html\">hydrometeors<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Note: Snow or water on the ground is, by convention, not considered a hydrometeor.<\/p>\n<p>From the <strong>state<\/strong> of the moisture perspective &#8211; Hydrometeors consist of<strong> liquid or solid<\/strong> water particles. From the <strong>presenting<\/strong> form perspective &#8211; They may be <strong>suspended<\/strong> in the atmosphere, <strong>fall through<\/strong> the atmosphere, be blown by the wind from the Earth\u2019s surface or be deposited on other objects.<\/p>\n<p>We describe the following (5) five types of hydrometeors:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Suspended particles &#8211; e.g <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cloud<\/span>;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Falling particles (precipitation) &#8211; e.g <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">rain\/shower<\/span>;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Particles raised by the wind from the Earth\u2019s surface &#8211; e.g <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">fog<\/span>;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Deposits of particles<\/span> &#8211; e.g ice or dew on plants;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spouts<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Light related &#8211; photometeor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A photometeor is an optical phenomenon produced by the reflection, refraction, diffraction or interference of light from the Sun or the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>Photometeors can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On or inside clouds:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Halo Phenomena\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/halo-phenomena.html\">halo phenomena<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<a title=\"Corona\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/corona.html\">corona<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Irisation or Iridescence\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/irisation-or-iridescence.html\">irisations<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Glory\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/glory.html\">glory<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>On or inside some hydrometeors or lithometeors:\u00a0<a title=\"Halo Phenomena\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/halo-phenomena.html\">halo phenomena<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Corona\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/corona.html\">corona<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Glory\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/glory.html\">glory<\/a>,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Rainbow\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/rainbow.html\">rainbow<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<a title=\"Bishop's Ring\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/bishops-ring.html\">Bishop&#8217;s ring<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Crepuscular rays\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/crepuscular-rays.html\">crepuscular rays<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>In clear air:\u00a0<a title=\"Mirage\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/mirage.html\">mirage<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Shimmer\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/shimmer.html\">shimmer<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Scintillation\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/scintillation.html\">scintillation<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Green Flash\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/green-flash.html\">green flash<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Twilight Colours\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/twilight-colours.html\">twilight colours<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Electrical related &#8211; electrometeor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An electrometeor is a visible or audible manifestation of atmospheric electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Electrometeors can be:<\/p>\n<p>Related to discontinuous electrical discharges <strong>(<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">lightning or thunder<\/span><\/strong>)<br \/>\nMore or less continuous (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Saint Elmo&#8217;s fire<\/strong> <\/span>or<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> polar aurora<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dust and particle related &#8211; lithometeor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A lithometeor consists of an ensemble of particles, most of which are <strong>solid and non-aqueous<\/strong>. The particles are either suspended in the air or lifted by the wind from the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Lithometeors can be:<\/p>\n<p>Suspended particles (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>haze<\/strong><\/span>, <strong>dust haze<\/strong> or <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>smoke<\/strong> <\/span>) consisting of very small dust particles, sea-salt particles or combustion products (for example, from forest fires)<br \/>\nParticles lifted by the wind ( drifting and blowing dust or sand, dust storm or <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>sandstorm<\/strong><\/span>, and dust whirl or sand whirl). When well developed, a dust whirl is known as a dust devil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ref : https:\/\/cloudatlas.wmo.int\/en\/general-classification-of-meteors.html &nbsp; (4) Four types of meteors (WMO): \u6c34 moisture related \u5149 light related \u96fb electrical related \u5875 dust and particle related &nbsp; Meteors present a great diversity of character. However, by considering their constituent particles or the physical processes surrounding their occurrence, meteors can be classified into four groups:\u00a0hydrometeors,\u00a0lithometeors,\u00a0photometeors\u00a0and\u00a0electrometeors. \u5927\u6c23\u73fe\u8c61\u5448\u73fe\u51fa\u591a\u7a2e\u591a\u6a23\u7684\u7279\u5fb5\u3002\u4f46\u662f\uff0c\u6839\u64da\u5b83\u5011\u7684\u7d44\u6210\u7c92\u5b50\u6216\u5b83\u5011\u767c\u751f\u671f\u9593\u7684\u7269\u7406\u904e\u7a0b\uff0c\u5927\u6c23\u73fe\u8c61\u53ef\u4ee5\u5206\u70ba\u56db\u7d44\uff1a\u6c34\u51dd\u7269\u3001\u5927\u6c23\u5875\u7c92\u73fe\u8c61\u3001\u5927\u6c23\u5149\u5b78\u73fe\u8c61 \u548c \u5927\u6c23\u96fb\u5b78\u73fe\u8c61\u3002<a class=\"read-more \" href=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/aviation\/types-of-meteors-wmo\/\" title=\"Read More\"> <span class=\"button default\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation","category-meteorology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9519"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9528,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9519\/revisions\/9528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}