What is Air Mass?

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

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

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

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

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

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