What is Aerodynamics?

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...