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What is Adiabat?

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, a distinction can be made between dry and moist adiabatic processes.

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Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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