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Continental Polar Air Mass (c)
Astronomy |
An air mass that forms over land; it is normally relatively dry
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Maritime Polar Air Mass (m)
Astronomy |
An air mass that originates over the ocean. These air masses are relatively humid
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Altitude
Astronomy |
The Angle of the Sun above the horizon
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Air Mass
Astronomy |
A large body of air that is characterized by a sameness of temperature and humidity
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Dewpoint
Astronomy |
The temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation
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Condensation
Astronomy |
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
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Evaporation
Astronomy |
The process of converting a liquid to a gas
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Freezing
Astronomy |
The change of state from a liquid to a solid
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Melting
Astronomy |
The change of state from a solid to a liquid
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Sublimination
Astronomy |
The conversion of a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state
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Deposition
Astronomy |
The process by which water vapor is changed directly to a solid without passing through the liquid state
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Relative Humidity
Astronomy |
The ratio of the air's water vapor content to it's water vapor capacity
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Specific Humidity
Astronomy |
The weight of water vapor compared with the total weight of the air, including the water vapor
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Saturation
Astronomy |
the maximum possible quantity of water vapor that the air can hold at any given temperature and pressure
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Air Pressure
Astronomy |
The force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a given point
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