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Arcane Atmospheric Anomalies and Phenomena
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Across
  • 1. Undersea icicle formed when supercooled brine descends through ocean water
  • 2. Pre-frontal small squalls guiding larger storm systems' approach
  • 3. Prolonged, straight-line windstorm spawned by mesoscale convective systems
  • 4. Rare, mysterious glowing sphere sometimes appearing during thunderstorms
  • 6. Electrical storm producing snowy precipitation rather than rain
  • 8. Glowing clouds visible in deepest twilight, lit by solar rays below horizon
  • 9. Rotating updraft in supercell thunderstorms, precursor to tornado genesis
  • 12. Graphical representation of rainfall intensity over time intervals
  • 17. Narrow band of intense thunderstorms, often preceding cold fronts
  • 19. Tiny droplets or particles suspended, resembling small spheres in atmosphere
Down
  • 5. Term for waterfall-like ice flow, cascading with frozen descent
  • 7. Towering thundercloud, birthplace of extreme weather updrafts and lightning
  • 10. Rare mixed precipitation of melting snowflakes falling as wet rain
  • 11. Bright spots flanking the sun caused by ice crystal refraction
  • 13. Optical ring around celestial bodies caused by atmospheric ice crystals
  • 14. Mist arising when cold air moves over water warmer than itself
  • 15. Pertaining to rain generated by mountains lifting moist air masses
  • 16. Tornado-like vortex spawned over water, often less intense than land counterpart
  • 18. Warm downslope wind causing rapid snowmelt in Alpine terrain
  • 20. Layered ice pellets formed by successive updrafts in cumulonimbus clouds

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