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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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
