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What is Arctic Air?

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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Glossary

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...