What is Climatology?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

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

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

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

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