What is Air Mass?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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