What is Arctic High?

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...