What is Broken Clouds?

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

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

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...