What is Atmosphere?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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