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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The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...