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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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In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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