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 decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...