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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The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.