What is Climatology?

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

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

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...