What is Occluded Front?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...