What is Climatology?

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

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.