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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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Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...