What is Occluded Front?
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix of weather conditions.
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The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
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 upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...