What is Air Mass?

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

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

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

Weather intelligence is technology that provides predictive and actionable insights, allowing businesses to adapt to weather-related...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...