What is Katabatic Wind?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Glossary

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

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