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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 strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....