What is Aerodynamics?

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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

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