What is Climatology?

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.