What is Kelvin Helmholtz?
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble ocean waves rolling at equal intervals and are one of the rare types. It is believed that these clouds with their mesmerizing appearance inspired the swirls we see in Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night." So, how does this type of cloud form? They arise when two different layers of air in our atmosphere move at different speeds and occur when there is a strong vertical shear between the two air currents, causing the winds to blow faster at upper levels than at lower levels.
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The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
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