What is Orographic Lift?

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...