What is Circulation?

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

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

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...