What is Arctic High?

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...