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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

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...