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What is Downburst?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.

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The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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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.