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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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A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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