What is Stationary Front?
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods of cloudiness and precipitation.
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The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...