What is Climatology?

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

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...