What is Isobar?

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...