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.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...