What is Climatology?

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

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

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

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

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

CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...