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What is Sublimation?

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water vapor.

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A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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

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

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...