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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
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Moon Haloes
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
As the name suggests, these are halo-like projections around the moon. The halo-like projections are a result of light being reflected from ice crystal or frozen water vapor present in the ...
diamond dust
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
Closely oriented with haloes, diamond dust is mainly a fog made up of ice crystals or frozen water droplets in the air.
St. Elmo's Fire
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
This phenomenon is caused by luminous plasma which appears like flames or soft glows of an electric field on objects such as tops of buildings, tips of lightning rods, masts of ships and other ...
light pillar
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
Also known as a solar pillar or sun pillar, it is a visual phenomenon that occurs when light is reflected by ice crystals with near to absolutely horizontal parallel planar surfaces.
moon rainbows
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
The mechanism of their appearance is just the same as rainbows during daytime except that they are only generated by the moon's light under special conditions – the moon must be low and must be ...
sun dogs
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
Also known as sun haloes, sun dogs are the day time version of moon haloes except that they are more inclined to only happen during winter or with temperatures lower than normal in the atmosphere.
dust storm
Weather; Atmospheric chemistry
Also known as Haboob in Arabian, it is a type of intense sandstorm that is commonly observed in arid regions all over the world; usually occurs when a wind bursts down and reaches the ground and ...
