What is Cirrocumulus?

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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

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

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

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...