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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.