What is Anvil Cloud?
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric stability level of the atmosphere. It forms in the upper parts of thunderstorms.
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The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
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Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
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