What is Convection?

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

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