What is Air Mass?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.