Absolute Humidity:
A type of humidity that considers the mass of water vapor present . . .
Absolute Instability:
When the lapse rate of a column of air is greater than the dry ad . . .
Absolute Temperature Scale:
A temperature scale with a freezing poin . . .
Absolute Zero:
Considered to be the point at which theoretically no molecular ac . . .
Absorption:
The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a sub . . .
Abyssal Plain:
The flat, gently sloping or nearly level region of the sea floor. . . .
Adiabatic Process:
A thermodynamic change of state in a system in which there is no . . .
Advection:
The horizontal transfer of any property in the atmosphere by the . . .
Advection Fog:
Fog that develops when warm moist air moves over a colder surface . . .
Advisory:
Statements that are issued by the National Weather Service for pr . . .
Afos:
Acronym for Automation of Field Operations and Services. It is th . . .
Air:
This is considered the mixture of gases that make up the earth's . . .
Air Mass:
An extensive body of air throughout which the horizontal temperat . . .
Air Mass Thunderstorm:
A thunderstorm that is produced by conve . . .
Air Pollution:
The soiling of the atmosphere by contaminants to the point that m . . .
Air Quality Standards:
The maximum level which will be permitte . . .
Alaskan Winds:
The downslope air flow that blows through the Alaskan valleys. It . . .
Albedo:
The ratio of the amount of radiation reflected from an object's s . . .
Alberta Clipper:
A fast moving, snow-producing weather system that originates in t . . .
Aleutian Low:
A semi-permanent, subpolar area of low pressure located in the Gu . . .