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Haboob

Weather; General weather

Sudanese name for duststorm or sandstorm with strong winds that carry small particles of dirt or sand into the air, particularly severe in areas of drought.

Scud

Weather; General weather

Low fragments of clouds, usually stratus fractus, that are unattached and below a layer of higher clouds, either nimbostratus or cumulonimbus. They are often along and behind cold fronts and gust ...

Acronym for advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR)

Weather; General weather

It is the main sensor on the U.S. polar orbiting satellites.

Pictures taken by a weather satellite that reveal information, such as the flow of water vapor, the movement of frontal systems, and the development of a tropical system. Looping individual pictures ...

Astronomical twilight

Weather; General weather

The time after nautical twilight has commenced and when the sky is dark enough, away from the sun's location, to allow astronomical work to proceed. It ends when the centre of the sun is 18 degrees ...

Gully washer

Weather; General weather

A heavy rain shower that occurs suddenly, possibly dreating a flash flood.

Saturate

Weather; General weather

To treat or charge something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained. In meteorology, it is used when discussing the amount of water vapour in a volume of air.