What is Climatology?

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

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

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

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