What is Blowing Snow?

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

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

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...