What is Convection?
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It is a key process in cloud formation and weather dynamics.
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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...
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The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
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A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
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