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What is Cirrocumulus?

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

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The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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