What is Air Mass?

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

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

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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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