What is Cirriform?

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...