What is Climatology?

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

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

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

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...