What is Polar Vortex?

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs in both the stratosphere and troposphere at high latitudes, close to the poles. It is formed by the rotation of cold, dense air.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Istanbul 10°CAnkara 2°CIzmir 16°CHow is your weather?