What is Air Mass?

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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