What is Climatology?

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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