What is Climatology?

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

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

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...