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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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Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...