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What is Precipitation?

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

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An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.