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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 type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...