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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Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...