What is Broken Clouds?

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

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

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

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.

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

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...