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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Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...