What is Atmosphere?

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...