What is Sublimation?
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water vapor.
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CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...