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.

Glossary

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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