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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....

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.