What is Climatology?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...