What is Cirriform?

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

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

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

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.