What is Adiabatic Gradient?
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1 °C per 100 m. For moist air, this value can drop to 0.4 °C.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...