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anafront


A front at which the warm air is ascending the frontal surface up to high altitudes. It tends to be active with a lot of precipitation.
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atmosphere


the air surrounding and bound to earth.
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zonal flow


Large-scale atmospheric flow in which the east-west (latitudinal) component is dominant.
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advection


This is when heat or moisture is transferred horizontally. The atmosphere at all levels is usually in motion, with the low to middle troposphere being areas of significant advection, and thickness lin [..]
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airmass thunderstorm


Generally, a thunderstorm not associated with a front or other type of synoptic-scale forcing mechanism. Airmass thunderstorms typically are associated with warm, humid air in the summer months; they [..]
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anticyclogenesis


Development or intensification of a high-pressure center
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anvil


The top flatter parts of rain or storm bearing clouds. Anvil crawler: A lightning discharge occurring within the anvil of a thunderstorm, characterized by one or more channels that appear to crawl alo [..]
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backing or veering wind


When wind changes in an anti-clockwise direction i.e. from south to NE through east, this is said to have backed. When wind changes in a clockwise direction i.e. from southwest to north, through west, [..]
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baroclinic zone


A region in which a temperature gradient exists on a constant pressure surface. Baroclinic zones are favored areas for strengthening and weakening systems.
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beaver('s) tail


A particular type of inflow band with a relatively broad, flat appearance suggestive of a beaver's tail. It is attached to a supercell's general updraft and is oriented roughly parallel to t [..]
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