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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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.