What is Atmosphere?

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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