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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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Glossary

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.