What is Climatology?

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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