What is Climatology?

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....