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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 horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...