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What is Mesocyclone?

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with a funnel cloud or tornado cloud beneath it and detectable on Doppler radar.

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Glossary

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.