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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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

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