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What is Saturation?

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

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Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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