What is Atmosphere?

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

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

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

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...