What is Arctic High?

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...