What is Trough?
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms and rain.
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A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...