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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....