What is Circulation?

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

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

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...