What is Blowing Snow?

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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