What is Air Mass?

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

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

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