What is Atmosphere?
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
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A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...