What is Orographic Lift?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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 process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.