What is Arctic High?

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...