What is Arctic High?

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

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

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...