What is Air Mass?

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...