What is Blowing Snow?

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

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

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

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.