What is Anticyclone?

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

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

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