What is Air Mass?

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

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

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...