What is Orographic Lift?

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...