What is Blowing Snow?

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 fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

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