Meteorology
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Glossary of Meteorological Terms
Glossary of Meteorological Terms - A - Acid Rain- rain that is especially acidic as the result of water vapor condensing onto particles of sulfate or nitrogen oxide. Adiabatic- changes in temperature caused by the expansion (cooling) or compression (warming) of a body of air as it rises or descends in the atmosphere. Advection- the horizontal transport of air, moisture, vorticity or other ...
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