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GLOSSARY

Our comprehensive earth science glossary is available to assist in your understanding of the MY NASA DATA microsets, lesson plans and computer tools. Please select the first letter of the word you wish to check for a definition and further information.

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F
flux:
the rate of transfer of a fluid, particles or energy across a unit area. In the atmosphere, this can be air, a particular pollutant or aerosol, or light or heat energy (which has units of Watts per square meter).   Illustration of flux

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