What is Climatology?

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

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

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