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What is Downburst?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.

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Glossary

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...