What is Katabatic Wind?
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
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Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...