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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An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
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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An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
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