What is Cirriform?

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.