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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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

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