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 very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...