Earth's atmosphere/Related Articles

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Earth science [r]: The study of the components and processes of the planet Earth. ^[e]
Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. ^[e]

Atmospheric science [r]: The umbrella term for the study of the Earth's atmosphere. ^[e]
Meteorology [r]: The interdisciplinary scientific study of the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, including weather studies and forecasting ^[e]
Aerospace [r]: With the development of operations extending beyond the earth's atmosphere, a more general term than air warfare ^[e]
Astronautics [r]: Add brief definition or description

Atmosphere (unit) [r]: A unit of pressure measurement (symbol: atm) defined as 101,325 pascal. ^[e]
Atmospheric chemistry [r]: Add brief definition or description
Atmospheric pressure [r]: The ambient air pressure at any given point in Earth's atmosphere. ^[e]
Barometric formula [r]: Formula that gives the atmospheric pressure as a function of height above the surface of a planet. ^[e]
Boltzmann distribution [r]: Expression for the relative probability that a subsystem of a physical system in thermal equilibrium has a certain energy. ^[e]
Density (chemistry) [r]: A measure of the mass per unit volume of a gas, liquid or solid. ^[e]
Greenhouse effect [r]: A general attribute of planets and moons with atmospheres denoting an imbalance between surface radiation and top-of-atmosphere radiation due to the presence of greenhouse gases. ^[e]
Greenhouse gas [r]: Gases in the atmosphere that absorb and emit long-wave radiation. ^[e]
Ionosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
Lapse rate [r]: Add brief definition or description
Ozone [r]: A triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. ^[e]
Ozone layer [r]: Add brief definition or description
Physical geography [r]: Add brief definition or description
Pressure [r]: A ratio equal to the force applied perpendicular to the surface of the area divided by that area (force/area). ^[e]