What is Barometer?

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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

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