What is Climatology?

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

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

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

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

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...