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pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the :
atmospheric vapors.
caused by, produced by, or operated on by the :
atmospheric storms.
resembling or suggestive of the ; having muted tones and softened or indistinct outlines; hazy:
atmospheric effects.
having or producing an emotional :
atmospheric quality; atmospheric lighting.
contemporary examples

atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels have risen 38% in the industrial era, from 280 to 385 parts per million (ppm).
mother nature’s nuclear strike john kerry july 7, 2009

f-kushima residents not only were evacuated quickly but also given medicine to prevent absorption of atmospheric radiation.
chern-byl’s lessons for f-kushima on earthquake’s first anniversary owen matthews, anna nemtsova march 10, 2012

these, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, are the worst storms ever to hit the u.s.
hercules, schmercules. here are america’s 5 worst blizzards nina strochlic january 2, 2014

his focus on the grim and the disturbing is beautiful, and becomes rhythmic, atmospheric, and addictive.
teju cole’s keen eye spares no one—himself included benjamin lytal july 8, 2014

yet this is an established fact, agreed upon by over 99 percent of climatologists, atmospheric scientists, and other experts.
extreme weather? blame the end times jay michaelson november 27, 2014

historical examples

now, what is the function of these atmospheric and ground electric currents?
scientific american supplement, no. 841, february 13, 1892 various

the atmospheric heat had p-ssed, and the men stood shivering in the water.
the golden woman ridgwell cullum

the sky, changeful as april, alternated between floating fields of atmospheric blue and pillars of gray cloud.
peculiarities of american cities willard glazier

“i wonder what the atmospheric sample will show,” tance said.
the gun philip k. d-ck

high barometer is the atmospheric hill; low barometer is the atmospheric valley.
scientific american supplement, no. 433, april 19, 1884 various

adj.

1783, from atmosphere + -ic. in a sense of “creating a mood or mental environment” it is from 1908. atmospherics “disturbances in wireless communication” is from 1905.