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| hygroscopic nuclei, condensation nuclei |
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| particles scattered throughout the troposphere which serve as collection centers for water molecules |
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| the rate of temperature decrease with height for a parcel of dry or unsaturated air rising under adiabatic conditions |
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| lifting condensation level |
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| the altitude at which dry adiabatic lapse rate occurs |
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| saturated adiabatic lapse rate |
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| latent heat slackens the rate of cooling |
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| collections of minute droplets of water or tiny crystals of ice |
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| the deposition of either wet or dry acidic materials from the atmosphere on Earth's surface |
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| thin and wispy clouds composed of crystals |
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| grayish sheets that cover most or all of the sky |
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| massive and round clouds usually with a flat base and limited horizontal extent |
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| indicate settled weather conditions |
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| associated with changing weather |
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| stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus |
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| all low clouds, widespread and associated with somber skies and drizzly rain |
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| a cloud of vertical development that indicates fair weather |
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| cloud of vertical development, a storm cloud |
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| warm, moist air moves horizontally over a cold surface |
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| upslope fog/orographic fog |
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| adiabatic cooling when humid air climbs a topographic slope |
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| water vapor is added to cold air that is already near saturation |
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