What is Blowing Snow?

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...