What is Aerodynamics?

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

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...