What is Precipitation?
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...