What is Air Mass?

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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