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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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Glossary

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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