What is Circulation?

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

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

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

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...