What is Blowing Snow?

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

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

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....