What is Cirriform?

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

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

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