What is Ceiling?
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
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Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

