What is Adiabatic?
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes in temperature due to adiabatic expansion and contraction occur with the increase and decrease of atmospheric pressure. The ascent and descent of an air parcel in the atmosphere are examples of this.
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The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...