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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Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
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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The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
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A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...