What is Blowing Snow?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...