What is Convection?

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It is a key process in cloud formation and weather dynamics.

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The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...