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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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Glossary

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...