General weather

General weather

Of or pertaining to weather

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General weather

Occurs when a rising air parcel becomes denser than the surrounding air. It will then return to its original position. When the density of the air parcel remains the same as the surrounding air after ...

Cirrostratus

Weather; General weather

A cirriform cloud that develops from cirrus spreading out into a thin layer, creating a flat sheetlike appearance. It can give the sky a slightly milky or veiled look. When viewed from the surface of ...

Katabatic wind

Weather; General weather

A wind that is created by air flowing downhill. When this air is warm, it may be called a foehn wind, and regionally it may be known as a Chinook or Santa Ana. When this air is cold or cool, it is ...

Stagnation area

Weather; General weather

An area that has a combination of stable stratification, weak horizontal wind speed, and little, if any, significant precipitation. It is usually associated with a warm area of high pressure.

Cirrus

Weather; General weather

One of the three basic cloud forms (the others are cumulus and stratus). It is also one of the three high cloud types. Cirrus are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals and often appear as veil ...

Katafront

Weather; General weather

A front where the warm air descends the frontal surface (except in the low layers of the atmosphere).

Cirriform

Weather; General weather

Clouds composed of small particles, mostly ice crystals. Because the particles are fairly widely dispersed, this usually results in relative transparency and whiteness, often producing a halo ...