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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.