What is Barometer?

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...