What is Convection?
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It is a key process in cloud formation and weather dynamics.
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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.