What is Cirriform?

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

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