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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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Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.