What is Arctic High?

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.