What is Saturation?

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

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....