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a theory that relates the formation of precipitation to supercooled clouds, freezing nuclei, and the different saturation levels of ice and liquid water
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bergeron process
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thin, delicate, ice-crystal clouds often appearing as veil-like patches or thin, wispy fibers
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cirrus
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a theory that relates the formation of precipitation to supercooled clouds, freezing nuclei, and the different saturation levels of ice and liquid water
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thin, delicate, ice-crystal clouds often appearing as veil-like patches or thin, wispy fibers
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a theory of raindrop formation in warm clouds in which large cloud droplets collide and join together with smaller droplets to form a raindrop
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the change of state of matter from a gas to a liquid
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tiny bits of particulate matter that serve as surfaces on which water vapor condenses
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billowy individual cloud masses that often have flat bases
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the process by which water vapor is changed directly to a solid without passing through the liquid state
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the temperature to which an air mass has to be cooled in order to reach saturation
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the rate of adiabatic cooling or warming in unsaturated air
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the process of converting a liquid to a gas
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the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics
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a general term referring to water vapor in the air
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an instrument designed to measure relative humidity
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the energy absorbed or released during a change of state
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mountains acting as barrieres to the flow of air, forcing the air to ascend
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any form of water that falls from a cloud
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the ratio of the air's water vapor content to its water vapor capacity
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the state of air that contains the maximum quantity of water vapor that it can hold
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clouds in sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky
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the conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state
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the condition of water droplets that remain in the liquid state at temperatures well below freezing
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the condition of air that is more highly concentrated than is normally possible; refers to a relative humidity that is greater than 100 percent
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condition in which temperature increases with altitude, rather than decreasing, causing the air to turn over
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the rate of adiabatic temperature change in saturated air
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the fraction of total radiation that is reflected back by a surface
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the equinox that occurs in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in march in the Southern Hemisphere
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the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another
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the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance; can take place only in fluids
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the heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere; mainly by water vapor and carbon dioxide
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thermal energy transferred from one object to another
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a line connecting points of equal temperature
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the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperatures with height
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a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms
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the transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
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the process whereby light bounches back from an object
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the redirecting of light by small particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere
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the equinox that occurs in March in the Northern Hemisphere
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the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, characterized by increasing temperatures with height, due to the concentration of ozone
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the solstice that occurs in June in the Northern Hemispherre and December in the Southern Hemisphere
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a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules in a substance
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the region of the atmosphere immediately above the mesosphere and characterized by increased temperatures with height due to the absorption of very short-wave energy by oxygen
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the lowermost layer of the atmosphere characterized by a decrease in temperatures with height
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the solstic that occurs in December in the Northern Hemisphere and June in the Southern Hemisphere
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a large body of air that is characterized by similar temperatures and amounts of moisture
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a front along with a cold air mass moves benath a warmer air mass
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the doughnut-shaped area with very strong winds that surrounds the eye of a hurricane
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a zone of scattered clouds and calm at the center of a hurricane
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the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics
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a tropical cyclonic storm having winds over 119 km/hr
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a front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front
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a situation in which the surface position of a front does not move
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the abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as a result of strong winds
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a storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and always accompanied by thunder and lightning
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a small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severed thunderstorms
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a front along which a warm air mass moves up and over a retreating mass of cooler air
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the force exerted by the weight of air
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an instrument used to determine wind speed
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a high-pressure center; winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere
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an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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the apparent deflective force of Earth's rotation on free-moving objects, including the atmosphere and oceans. Deflects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
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a low-pressure center; winds blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
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periodic warming of the ocean in the central and northern Pacific; can cause extreme weather
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swift, high-altitude winds
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seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents, such as Asia
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winds that blow from the polar high toward teh subpolar low
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the stormy frontal zone separating cold air masses of polar origin from warm air masses of tropical origin
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the amount of pressure change occuring over a given distance
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a wind that consistenly blows from one direction more than from another
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two belts of winds that blow almost constantly from easterly directions
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the dominant west to east mostion of the atmosphere that characterizes the regions on the poleward side of the subtropical highs
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a climate located on the west sides of continents between 30-45 degrees latitude; the only humid climate with strong winter precipiation
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the increase in average temperatures of Earth and the atmosphere
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the heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere by solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere
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a climate generally loacted on the eastern side of a contient and charcterized by hot, sultry summers and cool winters
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based on the mean monthly and annual values of temperature and precipitation
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a climate found on windward coasts from latitudes 40-65 degrees and dominated by maritime air masses; winters are mild and summers are cool
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the region between 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes and the poles
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climate located north of the humid continental climate and south of the polar climate; characterized by bitterly cold winters and short, cool summers
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region located betweeen 23.5-66.5 degrees north and south of the equator
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a climate that is transitional between the wet tropics and the subtropical steppes
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region between 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator; sun's rays are intense and the temperatures are always warm
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a climate with high temperatures and high annual precipitation