What is Broken Clouds?

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

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