What is Conduction?
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when energy is transferred from molecule to molecule.
Glossary
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
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