What is Barometer?

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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

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