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Yellowstone Fires
Air, like water, moving in one direction is called a "current." As warm, moist air currents rise in the atmosphere, the surrounding air pressure and temperature decrease. The air ... join together. Eventually, some of the water droplets become so large and heavy that the air currents within the cloud can no longer support them. These water droplets then fall from ...
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Atmosphere
Niņo situation, beginning in the tropical Pacific. Compared to cool air, warm air is less dense and is capable of holding more moisture ... form clouds. The opposite effect occurs in the atmosphere when air descends--it warms and dries. Figure 1: Rising, cooling, and ... meet. This is an area of enhanced rainfall because the warm, moist air is forced upward, where it cools and the water vapor condenses. ...
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Extreme events
Tornadoes: An increase in warm, moist lower atmosphere conditions will spawn large tornadoes more frequently ... moist air masses to eastern Canada. At the same time, a shallow layer of cold air crept down from Labrador and stalled in the St. Lawrence Valley. The warm air rode up on top and dropped rain into the cold surface air, so that it froze ...
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Healthy House, Victoria, Australia. Healthy House design - How to improve indoor Air Quality.
To guarantee a supply of fresh air throughout the house, a balanced, ducted mechanical ventilation ... , filtered air from the outside and at the same time, removes polluted, moist air from the house. During this air exchange it also recovers over 70 % of the energy (heat or cool) that would normally be lost in the outgoing stale air ...
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Passive Air Conditioning
The greater this distance the more air pressure created, similar to a water column. The tower uses a column of cool moist air (compared to the hot dry air ... moist air is heavier than hot dry air and drops down the tower and into your house. In order for the cool air to flow in, hot air ...
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Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Also, most existing ... moist, warm conditions. The Florida Solar Cracker House has been designed with good airflow in mind. There are no flat ceilings to allow air ... moist air to the outside. By opening the cupola window on the leeward side of a breeze, the reduced pressure created by the breeze outside the leeward window helps draw the air ...
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The Air Up There
Moody's own research involves locating and studying the interactions between dry and moist air masses. It is at these intersections in very dry air that most ... sensitive and measure relative humidity, not specific humidity. This means inferences about movement of moist and dry air cannot be made accurately by simply using the raw satellite data. Moody and ...
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Household Air Pollution
BIOLOGICALS Sources: Wet or moist walls, ceilings, carpets, and furniture; poorly maintained humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and air conditioners; bedding; household pets. Health Effects: Eye ... other solvents; wood preservatives; aerosol sprays; cleansers and disinfectants; moth repellents and air fresheners; stored fuels and automotive products; hobby supplies; dry-cleaned clothing. ...
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Glossary of Terms | Indoor Air | Air | US EPA
(Sometimes referred to as "tempered" air.) CONSTANT AIR VOLUME SYSTEMS: Air handling system that provides a constant air flow while varying the temperature to meet heating ... microorganisms found in wet or moist areas in humidifiers and air conditioners. Also called air conditioner or ventilation fever. HVAC: Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system. HYPERSENSITIVITY DISEASES: ...
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El Niņo: Hot Air over Hot Water
Scientists know that hot air rises and carries the moisture with it. Once the moisture gets into the air ... mirror is caused by the water vapor in the air gathering and cooling. Now imagine the air over the hot water of the tropical Pacific ... does start with those basic ideas about hot air over hot water. Today's hot air over hot water is available online. Keep track ...
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