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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 line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...