What is Climatology?

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

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

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

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