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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A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.