What is Aerodynamics?

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.