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

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

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

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

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

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