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.
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The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.