What is Arctic Air?

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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

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

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

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

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

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.