What is Flux?
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
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The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....