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What is Saturation?

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

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The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.