What is Air Mass?

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

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

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.