What is Air Mass?

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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