
California Wildfires
Closed low: a region of low pressure distinguished by a center of counterclockwise circulation (in the northern hemisphere), and is surrounded by one or more isobars or height contours. closed lows aloft (i.e., above the surface) may become disconnected from the primary westerly flow and thus progress eastward more slowly. it is important to note that a cutoff low is a closed low, but not all closed lows are cutoff lows. condensation: the process by which water vapor undergoes a change in state from a gas to a liquid. it is the opposite physical process of evaporation. cumulus congestus: a strongly sprouting cumulus cloud ... continue to full article