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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Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...