What is Climatology?

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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