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.

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.