What is Arctic High?

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.