What is Cirriform?

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

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

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