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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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....