What is Orographic Lift?

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...