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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...