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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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A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

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A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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