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 instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...