What is Atmosphere?

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...