What is Atmosphere?

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

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