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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

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

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

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by 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.