What is Orographic Lift?

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...