What is Cirrocumulus?

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

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

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

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...