What is Sublimation?

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

Glossary

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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