What is Air Mass?

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

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

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