What is Cirriform?

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

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

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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