What is Climatology?

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.