What is Microburst?
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.
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The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
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 decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...
The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...