What is Climatology?

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...