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Atmospheric pressure

Weather; General weather

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. Its measurement can be expressed in several ways. One is in millibars. Another is in inches or millimetres of mercury (Hg). Also known as ...

Gust front

Weather; General weather

The leading edge of the cool, gusty surface winds produced by thunderstorm downdrafts. Sometimes confused with an outflow boundary. See first gust.

Scattered

Weather; General weather

The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 3/8ths and 4/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer.

Aurora

Weather; General weather

It is created by the sporadic radiant energy emission from the sun and its interaction with the earth's upper atmosphere over the middle and high latitudes. It is seen as a bright display of ...

Argon (a)

Weather; General weather

A colorless, odourless inert gas that is the third most abundant constituent of dry air. It comprises 0.93%.

Fog created when radiational cooling at the earth's surface lowers the temperature of the air near the ground to or below its initial dew point. Primarily takes place at night or early morning. Also ...

Sargasso sea

Weather; General weather

An area of the North Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the Azores. It is in the middle of the North Atlantic oceanic gyre, with converging surface waters. Consequently, it has less biological ...