What is Circulation?

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.