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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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The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.