What is Blowing Snow?

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

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

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

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

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

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

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