What is Atmosphere?
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...