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Solar wind
A solar wind is a stream of
charged particles (i.e., a
plasma) which are ejected
from the upper atmosphere of
a star. When originating
from stars other than the
Earth's Sun, it is sometimes
called a stellar wind. ... > full story
Solar radiation
Solar radiation is radiant
energy emitted by the sun,
particularly electromagnetic
energy. About half of the
radiation is in the visible
short-wave part of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
The other half is mostly in
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Ionosphere
The ionosphere is the part
of the atmosphere that is
ionized by solar radiation.
It plays an important part
in atmospheric electricity
and forms the inner edge of
the magnetosphere. It has
practical importance
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Weather
Weather is a term that
encompasses phenomena in the
atmosphere of a planet. The
term is normally taken to
mean the activity of these
phenomena over short periods
of time, usually no more
than a few days. Average
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Radiant energy
Radiant energy is the energy of electromagnetic waves. The term is most commonly used in the fields of radiometry, solar energy, heating and lighting, but is also used less frequently in other fields ... > more -
Hadley cell
The major driving force of atmospheric circulation in the tropical regions is solar heating. Because of the Earth's 23.5 ° axial tilt, the sun is never more than a few tens of degrees from ... > more -
Winter storm
A winter storm is a type of precipitation in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ... > more -
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. It contains roughly 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen 0.97% argon and carbon dioxide 0.04% trace ... > more -
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Solar panel
Solar panels are devices for capturing the energy in sunlight. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar ... > more -
Power station
A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into ... > more -
Cyclone Mala
Cyclone Mala, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala, was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2006 North Indian cyclone ... > more -
Climate model
Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice. They are used for a variety of purposes from study of the dynamics of the ... > more -
Storm chasing
Storm chasing is broadly defined as the intentional pursuit of a thunderstorm, regardless of motive. A person who storm chases is known as a storm chaser, or simply a chaser. While witnessing a ... > more -
Geologic temperature record
This article is devoted to temperature changes in Earth's environment as determined from geologic evidence on multi-million to billion (109) year time scales. The last 3 million years have been ... > more
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