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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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An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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 storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...