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What is Cold Core High?

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear skies and cooler temperatures and often form over landmasses during winter months.

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Glossary

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...