What is Cirriform?

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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