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What is Microburst?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.

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Glossary

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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 is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...