What is Atmosphere?

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

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