Weather Tidbits: Albedo
This Weather Tidbits checks out reflectivity. Albedo is the percent of radiation returning from a surface compared to that which strikes it or the reflectivity of the surface. Dark surfaces are known for…
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Weather Tidbits: Urban Heat Island
This Weather Tidbits dives into urban heat island. The urban heat island effect, is increased air temperatures in urban areas contrasted to the cooler surrounding rural areas. The reason for cities…
Weather Tidbits: Acid Rain
Acid rain is the headline for this Weather Tidbits. Acid rain forms from cloud droplets or raindrops that combine with gaseous pollutants, that make falling rain acidic. The pollutants consist of sulfur…
Weather Tidbits: Pyrocumulus
A special cloud is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A pyrocumulus is a cumulus cloud associated with fire. They are commonly seen over wildfires but can occur with volcanic eruptions. The cloud is…
Weather Tidbits: Meteogram
An interesting way to view weather is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A meteogram is a chart that shows how one or more weather variables has changed at a station over a given…
Weather Tidbits: Superior Mirage
This Weather Tidbits checks out the other type of mirage, the superior mirage. A superior mirages is when an object appears higher than it actually is and commonly occurs over cold areas.…
Weather Tidbits: Inferior Mirages
Mirages are broken down in this Weather Tidbits. A mirage is a refraction phenomenon that makes an object appear to be displaced from its true position. They are created by light passing…
Weather Tidbits: Green Flash
Another optical phenomenon is explained in this Weather Tidbits. A green flash is a small green color that appears on the upper part of the sun as it rises or sets. This…
Weather Tidbits: Corn Moon
All eyes on the September full moon in this Weather Tidbits. The full moon in September is known as the corn moon, which peaked back on the 2nd. This full moon was…
Weather Tidbits: Sun Pillar
This Weather Tidbits explores a neat event in the sky known as a sun pillar. A sun pillar is a vertical streak of light above or below the sun. They are caused…
Weather Tidbits: Iridescence
This Weather Tidbits discusses iridescence. They are brilliant spots or borders of colors that are observed in clouds. It appears adjacent to the sun or moon and are interpreted as an imperfect or…
Weather Tidbits: Sun Dog
The illusion of multiple suns occurs in this Weather Tidbits, with the sun dog. A sun dog is a colored luminous spot by the refraction of light through ice crystals that appear…
Weather Tidbits: Halo
This Weather Tidbits explores the sky phenomenon, known as the halo. A halo is a ring of light encircling and extending outward from the sun or moon. They are produced when the…
Weather Tidbits: Corona
We turn to coronas on this Weather Tidbits. A corona (meaning crown in Spanish) is a series of rings concentrically surrounding the disk of the sun or moon. They are usually caused when…
Weather Tidbits: Distrail
We find out the counterpart to the contrail in this Weather Tidbits, with the distrail. A distrail or dissipation trail is when an aircraft passes through a cloud and disperses the cloud in…
Weather Tidbits: Contrail
This Weather Tidbits dives into the world of contrails. A contrail is a cloud-like streamer frequently seen forming behind an aircraft flying in clear, cold and humid air; which is short for condensation…
Weather Tidbits: Aurora
One of the coolest phenomenons is explained in this Weather Tidbits, which is the aurora. An aurora is a glowing light display in the nighttime sky, caused by excited gases in the upper…
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