| A | B |
|---|
| Lake effect precipitation | forms when cold dry air mass moves across relatively warm body of water saturate and drops copious amounts of precipitation |
| Land breeze | air flow at night from the land toward the sea, caused by the movement of air from a zone of higher pressure associated with cooler nighttime temperatures over the land |
| Sea breeze | air flow by day from the sea toward the land; caused by the movement of air toward a zone of lower pressure associated with higher daytime temperatures over the land. |
| Latent heat of condensation | energy release in the form of heat as water is converted from the gaseous to the liquid state |
| leeward | located on the side facing away from the wind |
| Lightening | intense discharge of electricity |
| Local winds | winds that are locally based and do not affect large percentages of the earth |
| melting | solid to liquid |
| Monsoon winds | seasonal wind that reverses direction during the year in response to a reversal of pressure over a large landmass; The classic monsoon of Southeast Asia blow on shore in response to low pressure over Eurasia in summer and offshore in response to high pressure in winter |
| Mountain breeze | air flow downslope from mountains toward valleys during the night |
| Valley winds | air flow upslope from valleys toward the mountains during the day |
| N.L.R. | 3.5*/1000 |
| Neutral air | the condition of THE PARCEL when it is the same temp as surrounding atmosphere parcel stays stationary |
| Ocean currents | horizontal movement of ocean water, usually in response to major patterns of atmospheric circulation |
| Orographic lifting | air is forced to rise over the mountain |
| Pacific high | eastern pacific branch of subtropical high |
| Polar high | high pressure system located near the poles where air is settling and diverging |
| Precipitation | water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere and reaches earth’s surface |
| Pressure gradients | rate of change of atmospheric pressure horizontally with distance, measured along a line perpendicular to the isobars on a map of pressure distribution |
| rain | condensation and falling-drops are formed through the collision and coalescence of cloud drops |
