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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A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.