What is Arctic High?

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

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...