What is Climatology?

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

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....