air parcel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000866",
  "term": "air parcel",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An imaginary body of air.\n\n2. An imaginary small body of air that is used to explain the behavior of air. A parcel is large enough to contain a very great number of molecules, but small enough so that the properties assigned to it are approximately uniform throughout.\n\n3. Imaginary body of air.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "CMAQ Glossary",
    "NOAA National Weather Service JetStream - Online School for Weather Glossary",
    "Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/air-parcel/"
}