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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A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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 towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.