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 instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
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...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...