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• Any atmospheric phenomenon, except clouds, that restricts vertical visibility (e.g., dust, rain, snow, etc.).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Obscuration. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/obscuration.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Obscuration. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/obscuration (accessed: November 29, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Obscuration." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 29 November. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/obscuration.

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