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Squall line

Weather; General weather

A narrow band or line of active thunderstorms that is not associated with a cold front. It may form from an outflow boundary or the leading edge of a mesohigh.

Cirrocumulus

Weather; General weather

A cirriform cloud with vertical development, appearing as a thin sheet of small white puffs which give it a rippled effect. It often creates a "mackerel sky", since the ripples may look like fish ...

Isotherm

Weather; General weather

The line of equal or constant air temperature. If something is isothermal, it is of equal or constant temperature with respect to either time or space.

An area of strong winds that are concentrated in a relatively narrow band in the upper troposphere of the middle latitudes and subtropical regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Flowing in ...

Condensation funnel

Weather; General weather

A funnel-shaped cloud consisting of condensed water drops that has possible rotation.

Lunar eclipse

Weather; General weather

An eclipse of the moon occurs when the earth is in a direct line between the sun and the moon. The moon does not have any light of its own, instead, it reflects the sun's light. During a lunar ...