What is Climatology?

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

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.