What is Precipitation?
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...