What is Climatology?

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

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