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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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