What is Air Mass?

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...