What is Kelvin Helmholtz?
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble ocean waves rolling at equal intervals and are one of the rare types. It is believed that these clouds with their mesmerizing appearance inspired the swirls we see in Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night." So, how does this type of cloud form? They arise when two different layers of air in our atmosphere move at different speeds and occur when there is a strong vertical shear between the two air currents, causing the winds to blow faster at upper levels than at lower levels.
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A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...