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(topics about the study of the complex motions and interactions of the atmosphere, including the observation of phenomena; such as, temperature, density, winds, clouds, and precipitation)
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The stream of charged particles "blown" by the thermal pressure of the Sun out from its corona, which it cannot retain by gravity: The solar winds are streams of charged atomic particles, mostly protons an electrons, from the Sun's corona, that flow outwards at speeds of between 300 kilometers per second or 200 miles per second and 1,000 kilometers per second or 600 miles per second.
In the vicinity of the Earth, these particles have a velocity of about 300 miles, or 500 kilometers, per second.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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The stream of particles "blown" into space.by the radiative pressure of a star: Stellar winds are winds that are emitted from the surface of a star into the space.around it.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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