What is Isobar?

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

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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