What is Arctic Air?

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...