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What is Cardinal Winds?

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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Glossary

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...