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Subtropical air
Weather; General weather
An air mass that forms over the subtropical region. The air is typically warm with a high moisture content due to the low evaporative process.
Comma cloud
Weather; General weather
A feature seen on satellite photographs with a distinctive comma-shape. This is indicative of a synoptic cloud pattern associated with large, well-developed low pressure systems.
Low level jet (LLJ)
Weather; General weather
Strong winds that are concentrated in relatively narrow bands in the lower part of the atmosphere. It is often amplified at night. The southerly wind over the US Plains states during spring and ...
Subtropical jet
Weather; General weather
Marked by a concentration of isotherms and vertical shear, this jet is the boundary between the subtropical air and the tropical air. It is found approximately between 25 and 35 degrees North ...
Condensation
Weather; General weather
The process by which water vapour undergoes a change in state from a gas to a liquid. The following conditions must be met: the in air must be cooled to its dew point, and there must be enough water ...
Low pressure system
Weather; General weather
An area of a relative pressure minimum that has converging winds and rotates in the same direction as the earth. This is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern ...
Summation layer amount
Weather; General weather
The amount of sky cover for each layer is given in eighths of sky cover attributable to clouds or obscurations. The summation amount for any given layer is equal to the sum of the sky cover for the ...
