What is Climatology?

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...