What is Cardinal Winds?

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...