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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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Glossary

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.