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What is Squall Line?

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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Glossary

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...