What is Climatology?

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

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

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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

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