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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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Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...