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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The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
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A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.