What is Climatology?

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

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