What is Climatology?

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...