What is Orographic Lift?

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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