What is Arctic Air?

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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