What is Air Mass?

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

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