What is Climatology?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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

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

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

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

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

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.