What is Climatology?

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

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

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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...