What is Arctic High?

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

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...