What is Climatology?

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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