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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Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...