What is Atmosphere?

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

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

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...