What is Downburst?
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.
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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.