What is Broken Clouds?

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

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

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...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...