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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A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.