What is Arctic High?

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

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

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

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