What is Arctic High?

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

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

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...