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 cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...