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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....