What is Climatology?

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...