What is Circulation?

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...