What is Subtropical?
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical and temperate zones. This area is characterized by semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs.
Glossary
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
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