What is Aerodynamics?

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...