What is Air Mass?

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

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

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

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...