What is Arctic High?

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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