What is Katabatic Wind?
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
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A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.