What is Climatology?

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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

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

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

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...