What is Advection?
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena such as temperature and humidity advection. In simple terms, it is the horizontal movement of heat from one region to another.
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A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...