What is Barometer?

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...