What is Orographic Lift?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...