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Meteorological Enigmas and Atmospheric Riddles
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Fast flowing narrow air current high in Earth's atmosphere
  • 2. Precipitation caused by terrain forcing air upward
  • 3. Twice-yearly points when day equals night globally
  • 4. Devastating event often linked to extreme weather upheaval
  • 5. Pertaining to constant atmospheric pressure surfaces
  • 7. Electromagnetic signals generated by lightning discharges
  • 8. Rare icy clouds glowing faintly at twilight’s edge
  • 11. Instrument measuring atmospheric moisture content
  • 14. Lens-shaped clouds often mistaken for UFOs over mountains
  • 15. Smallest atmospheric motion scale measured in meters
Down
  • 6. Towering cloud known for thunderstorms and heavy precipitation
  • 9. Warm, dry down-slope wind named after an Alpine phenomenon
  • 10. High-pressure system opposing a cyclone’s spin
  • 12. To wander or travel, like migrating air masses
  • 13. Atmosphere where temperature gradients intersect pressure surfaces
  • 16. Layer in ocean or atmosphere where temperature shifts abruptly
  • 17. Process involving heat exchange with the environment (opposite of adiabatic)
  • 18. Directional change in atmospheric pressure or temperature

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