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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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