What is Lightning?
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
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Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...