What is Orographic Lift?

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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