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What is Flux?

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...