What is Cirriform?

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

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

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