What is Acid Rain?
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
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The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...