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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The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.