What is Cirriform?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

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