What is Air Mass?

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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