What is Gale?
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy weather.
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Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...