What is Climatology?

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

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A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

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

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...