gaseous water in the atmosphere
process by which liquid turns to gas
process by which gas turns to liquid
process by which ice changes to water vapor
process by which plants release water vapor
condensation
sublimation
transpiration
evaporation
water vapor
temperature at which the air is filled with water vapor; cold air holds less than warm air
amount of water vapor per unit of air
the ratio of absolute humidity to the amount of water vapor the air can hold; how the air feels
water vapor in the atmosphere
rate at which water is entering the gaseous state is equal to the rate at which water is leaving the gaseous state
absolute humidity
relative humidity
dynamic equilibrium
dew point
humidity
ratio of the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature
tool to measure relative humidity
clouds at or just above the Earth's surface
fraction of the sky at a location that is covered with clouds
falling liquid or solid water from clouds toward the surface of the Earth
fog
cloud cover
psychrometer
precipiation
relative humidity
how far you can see along the Earth's surface expressed in miles
tool to measure the amount of precipitation
a measure of how clear the sky is on a given night–determined by clouds, dust and haze
a suspension of particles or droplets in the air and includes airborne dusts, mists, fumes or smoke
increase in atmospheric transparency causes
rain, drizzle, snow, freezing rain, and hail
causes an increase in arerosols
visibility
arerosols
atmospheric transparency
increase in insolation reaching the earth
precipitation
air pollutants
rain guage