What is Advective Thunderstorm?
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of warm air at lower levels, or a combination of both.
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A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
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The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
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A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
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