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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The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.