What is Occluded Front?

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...