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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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...