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What is Atmosphere?

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

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Glossary

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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