What is Climatology?

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

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

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...