What is Circulation?

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.