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What is Flux?

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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Glossary

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

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...