What is Orographic Lift?
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
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A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
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A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
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