Adiabatic

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during...

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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