Contrail lobes or mamma? The importance of correct terminology

Global Modeling of the Contrail and Contrail Cirrus Climate Impact

conditions, their direct radiative effect is mainly determined by coverage and optical depth. The microphysical properties of contrail cirrus likely differ from those of most natural cirrus, at least during the initial stages of the contrail cirrus life cycle (Heymsfield et al. 2010). Contrails form and persist in air that is ice saturated, whereas natural cirrus usually requires high ice super...

A Correct Diagnosis is of Increasing Importance.

All clinicians are aware of the importance of reaching the correct diagnosis. It is impressed on every medical student and trainee from the outset. Khuller et al argue that diagnosis is more important than ever before because the patient has so much to lose when there is a misdiagnosis. A diagnostic error may result in the patient being denied timely, effective therapy or being administered pot...

Proposal for Describing Procedures to Correct Varicocele. A New Terminology

Although the use of eponyms to describe specific surgical operations is often discouraged (1), the custom is so deeply ingrained in medical writing that readers inevitably encounter them. Therefore, for the sake of clarity in communications, one should strive to be correct in their use. A classic case of perpetuation of misinformation is the use of eponyms to describe the operations performed t...

The Importance of Reflectance Terminology in Imaging Spectroscopy

Analysing databases, field and airborne spectrometer data, modelling studies and publications, it becomes obvious, that there is a lack of consistency in definitions of reflectance quantities throughout the imaging spectroscopy user community. One example is the term ‘BRDF’ assigned to significantly differing quantities, ranging from the bidirectional reflectance distribution function to hemisp...

Terminological Acquaintance: the Importance of Contextual Information in Terminology