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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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Glossary

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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