What is Climatology?

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

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

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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

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