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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An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.