What is Climatology?

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

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

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