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What is Adiabat?

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, a distinction can be made between dry and moist adiabatic processes.

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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...