What is Subtropical Jet?

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...