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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The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
