What is Dew Point?

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

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

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...