What is Blowing Snow?

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

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

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

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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