What is Cirriform?

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.