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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Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...