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 blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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