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Atmospheric physics

Of or pertaining to the application of physics to study the properties of the atmosphere.

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Atmospheric physics

aurora

Physics; Atmospheric physics

Natural light displays in the sky, produced by the collision of solar wind particles and emission of photons from the Earth's upper atmosphere. The photons become ionized and release the energy in ...

geomagnetic storms

Physics; Atmospheric physics

Disruption to the earth's magnetosphere caused by solar wind shock waves.

solar winds

Physics; Atmospheric physics

Charged electrons and protons which are continuously ejected by the sun. These cause geomagnetic storms and the phenomena of the aurora.

air mass

Physics; Atmospheric physics

A large, uniform body of air with same conditions of temperature and coolness throughout.

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