What is Air Mass?

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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

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

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...