What is Orographic Lift?

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

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Glossary

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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