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A short timelapse of the sun rising over the choptank river
Sunrise over the Choptank Timelapse
Timelapse of clouds rolling over large bay area.
Cloud Timelapse
Icon representing a cold front.
Cold Front
Wind
Weather: wind 3
Illustration of clouds with rain falling down
Weather: rain 2
Illustration of wind flow
Weather: wind 2
A conceptual diagram shows the process between pressure, response, and state during a large storm.
Pressure response diagram
This diagram illustrates the main threats from hurricanes and tropical storms. The counterclockwise circulation of winds in the Northern Hemisphere causes maximum winds and maximum storm surges.
Threats from Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an above average annual amount of precipitation in 2013. This accompanied degrading conditions in some regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and improving conditions in others.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Percipitation Map 2013
Diagram depicting Human-caused and natural vulnerabilities of Chesapeake Bay to climate impacts.
Human-caused and natural vulnerabilities of…
Conceptual diagram illustrating how hurricanes are structured and formed.
Hurricane formation
Conceptual diagram illustrating south Florida, located along the southern margin of the temperate region of North America and the northern margin of the tropics.
South Florida climate zone
Conceptual diagram illustrating wet season (left) and dry season (right) variations in south Florida weather patterns.
South Florida weather patterns
summer high humidity hangs suspended over soybean field
summer humidity over soybean field
waterspout rises over a local river
Waterspout
Illustration of the Pleiades constellation.
Constellation: Pleiades
Illustration of a waning gibbous moon.
Moon
Rain storm approaches rural community of Neavitt, Maryland.
Storm clouds threaten
Illustration of the sun, symbolizing solar radiation (energy from the sun)
Weather: solar radiation
Illustration of a cloud blowing air symbolizing wind
Weather: wind 1
Illustration of a wind vector, the two- or three-dimensional vector describing the instantaneous wind magnitude and direction at a point (often using Cartesian coordinates; i.e. X and Y wind vectors). The term can also apply to the resultant wind vector which is sometimes drawn as an arrow with length proportional to wind speed.
Weather: wind vector
Illustration of a cirrocumulus cloud, a large, white patch or tuft without a gray shadow. Composed of supercooled liquid droplets (if they freeze, becomes cirrostratus - cirrocumuli are short lived) Each cloudlet appears no larger than a finger held at arms length. It occurs in patches or sheets, organized in rows like other cumulus, but since they are so small, cirrocumulus patches take on a finer appearance, sometimes referred to colloquially as
High clouds: Cirrocumulus
Illustration of cirrostratus clouds, thin, generally uniform clouds, composed of ice-crystals, capable of forming halos. When thick enough to be seen, they are whitish, usually with no distinguishing features.
High clouds: Cirrostratus
Illustration of cirrus clouds, which are characterized by thin, wisplike strands, often accompanied by tufts, leading to their common (non-standard) name of mare's tail. Cirrus clouds are formed when water vapor freezes into ice crystals at altitudes above 8000 meters (26,000 ft). Due to the sparse moisture at a high altitude, they tend to be very thin.
High clouds: Cirrus
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