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What is Blowing Dust Or Sand?

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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Glossary

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...