What is Circulation?

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.