atmospheric phenomenon

Noun
  1. A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere (synset 111445694)
    is a type of: physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
    subtypes:
    • cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
    • air hole, air pocket, pocket - a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
    • aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
    • condensate, condensation - atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
    • front - (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
    • greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming - warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass through but absorb heat that is radiated back from the warmed surface of the earth
    • inversion - the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
    • storm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    • atmospheric electricity - electrical discharges in the atmosphere
    • midnight sun - the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
    • halo - a circle of light around the sun or moon
    • meteor shower, meteor stream - a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere
    • sunrise - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
    • sunset - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
    • afterglow - a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
    • atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

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