What is Trough?
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms and rain.
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The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.