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 strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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