What is Air Mass?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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

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

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

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...