What is Broken Clouds?

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

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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