What is Climatology?

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.