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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.