What is Isobar?
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
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A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.