What is Climatology?

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

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

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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