What is Orographic Lift?

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...