Water vapor - Radar and satellite imaging

Water vapor or water vapour, also aqueous vapour, is the gas phase of water. On the Earth, water vapor is one state of the water cycle within the hydrosphere. Water vapor can be produced from the evaporation of liquid water or from the sublimation of ice. Under normal atmospheric conditions, water vapor is continuously evaporating and condensing. Normally, water vapor is invisible to the naked eye. Water vapor - General properties of water vapor. Water vapor - Evaporation/sublim ...

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Water vapor - Evaporation/sublimation. Whenever a water molecule leaves a surface, it is said to have evaporated. Each water molecule that becomes water vapor takes a parcel of heat with it. This process is called evaporative cooling. The amount of water vapor in the air will determine how fast each molecule will return back to the surface or not. So, when a net evaporation occurs, that body of water ...

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Water vapor, Water vapor - General properties of water vapor, Water vapor - Evaporation/sublimation, Water vapor - Condensation, Water vapor - General Discussion, Water vapor - Water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, Water vapor - Radar and satellite imaging, Water vapor - Lightning generation, Water vapor - Extraterrestrial water vapor

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Gaseous water represents a small but environmentally significant constituent of the atmosphere. Most of it is contained in the troposphere. Besides accounting for most of Earth's natural greenhouse effect, which warms the planet, gaseous water also condenses to form clouds, which may act to warm or cool, depending on the circumstances. In general terms, atmospheric water strongly influences, and is st ...

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Water vapor, Water vapor - General properties of water vapor, Water vapor - Evaporation/sublimation, Water vapor - Condensation, Water vapor - General Discussion, Water vapor - Water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, Water vapor - Radar and satellite imaging, Water vapor - Lightning generation, Water vapor - Extraterrestrial water vapor

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The brilliance of comet tails comes largely from water vapor. On approach to the sun, the ice many comets carry sublimates to vapor, which reflects light from the sun. Knowing a comet's distance from the sun, astronomers may deduce a comet's water content from its brilliance. Bright tails in cold and distant comets suggests carbon monoxide sublimation. Scientists studying Mars hypothesize that if water moves about the planet, it does so as vapor. Most of the water on Mars appears to exist as ice at the northern pole. During Mars' summer, this ice sublimates, perhaps enabling massive seasonal storm ...

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Water vapor, Water vapor - General properties of water vapor, Water vapor - Evaporation/sublimation, Water vapor - Condensation, Water vapor - General Discussion, Water vapor - Water vapor in Earth's atmosphere, Water vapor - Radar and satellite imaging, Water vapor - Lightning generation, Water vapor - Extraterrestrial water vapor

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