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