What is Air Mass?

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

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...