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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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...