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K-index (meteorology)         
The K-Index or George's Index is a measure of thunderstorm potential in meteorology. According to the National Weather Service, the index harnesses measurements such as "vertical temperature lapse rate, moisture content of the lower atmosphere, and the vertical extent of the moist layer.
Kardashian Index         
MEASURE OF THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN A SCIENTIST'S SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE AND PUBLICATION RECORD
Kardashian index
The Kardashian Index (K-Index), named after Kim Kardashian, is a satirical measure of the discrepancy between a scientist's social media profile and publication record. Proposed by Neil Hall in 2014, the measure compares the number of followers a research scientist has on Twitter to the number of citations they have for their peer-reviewed work.
K-index         
  • Plot of ''a''-index vs. ''K''-index
MEASURE OF DISTURBANCES IN THE HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD AS AN INTEGER IN THE RANGE 0–9
Kp index; Kp-index; K index; A-index; Ap-index
The K-index quantifies disturbances in the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field with an integer in the range 0–9 with 1 being calm and 5 or more indicating a geomagnetic storm. It is derived from the maximum fluctuations of horizontal components observed on a magnetometer during a three-hour interval.

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K-index (meteorology)
The K-Index or George's Index is a measure of thunderstorm potential in meteorology. According to the National Weather Service, the index harnesses measurements such as "vertical temperature lapse rate, moisture content of the lower atmosphere, and the vertical extent of the moist layer.