What is Climatology?

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

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

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...