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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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Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...