What is Arctic Air?

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

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