What is Air Mass?

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...