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What is Microburst?

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

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Glossary

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.