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What is Blocking Pattern?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather systems from moving through.

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A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.