What is Climatology?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

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