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What is Atmosphere?

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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Glossary

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...