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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A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...