What is Trough?

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...