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 bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.