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.

Glossary

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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