What is Barometer?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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