Vault

Vault - same as BWER
VCP - an acronym for Volume Coverage Pattern. The VCP is the sequence of elevation angles that a NEXRAD radar is programmed to use to scan the atmosphere.

Vault Same as BWER.
Veering Wind Wind which changes in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g.

Vault: Same as BWER.
Veering Wind: It is the clockwise turning of the wind direction as we move up through the atmosphere.

VAULT - A cloud formation with a curved or cathedral ceiling type underside. Common on the back side of shelf clouds associated with thunderstorm gust fronts.

SKY
The vault-like apparent surface against which all aerial objects are seen from the earth.
SKY COVER
The amount of the celestial dome that is hidden by clouds and/or obscurations.

Related term: vault
CALM
Atmospheric conditions devoid of wind or any other air motion. In oceanic terms, it is the apparent absence of motion of the water surface when there is no wind or swell.

(Also known as a vault.) Radar signature within a thunderstorm characterized by a local minimum in radar reflectivity at low levels which extends upward into, and is surrounded by, higher reflectivities aloft.

Observe the nearly vertical, "vaulted" appearance of the cloud boundary on the north side of the Cb and adjacent to the visible precipitation area. A sharp demarcation between downdraft and rotating updraft results in this appearance.

(Also known as a vault.) Radar signature within a thunderstorm characterized by a local minimum in radar reflectivity at low levels which extends upward into, and is surrounded by, higher reflectivities aloft (Fig. 2).

Also known as a vault. Radar signature characterized by an area of weak radar reflectivity at low levels which extends upward into, and is surrounded by, higher reflectivities aloft (Figure 2).

Between the precipitation-free base and the precipitation area, a "vaulted" or "cathedral" feature can be observed. In high precipitation supercells an area of heavy precipitation may occur beneath the main updraft area.

Refers to radar echo signatures with low reflectivity in the center, surrounded by higher reflectivity. It is associated with strong updrafts and is found in the inflow region of a thunderstorm. Related term: vault ...

See also: Cloud, Precipitation, Updraft, Storm, Radar