What is Climatology?

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.