What is Air Mass?

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

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

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...