What is Climatology?

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.