What is Adiabatic?

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

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

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...