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What is Arctic Air?

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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Glossary

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...