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Meteorology

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Atmosphere   show
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show the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others  
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Ionosphere   show
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Ozone Layer   show
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Chlorofluorocarbon   show
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show the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.  
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Conduction   show
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show the vertical transport of atmospheric properties, especially upward (distinguished from advection).  
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Hydrosphere   show
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Condensation   show
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Coriolis effect   show
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show strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth.  
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show a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean surface onto adjoining warm land.  
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Land breeze   show
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show condition; moistness; dampness.  
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Dew point   show
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show falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail.  
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show boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena.  
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Weather Station Model   show
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show the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.  
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show a warm ocean current of variable intensity that develops after late December along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and sometimes causes catastrophic weather conditions.  
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Global Warming   show
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