What is Arctic High?

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

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

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