What is Barometer?

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

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.

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

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

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....