What is Confluence?
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often describes regions of converging airflows that can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
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.
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The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
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