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Evapotranspiration
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the process of transferring moisture from the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation of water and transpiration from plants
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Coalescence
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to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one
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Equilibrium
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a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces
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Scintillation
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act of scintillating; sparkling
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Radisson
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an instrument that is carried aloft by a balloon to send back information on atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity by means of a small radio transmitter
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Psychometric
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alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object
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Advection
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the horizontal transport of atmospheric properties
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Catabolic
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of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
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Fajita
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Japanese painter in France
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Carioles
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a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle
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