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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A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.