What is Orographic Lift?
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...