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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The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...