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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An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.