What is Occluded Front?

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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 weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...