What is Field Capacity?
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and around 60% in dense clay. In other words, it is the amount of water the soil can retain.
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A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...