What is Downburst?

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

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

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

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

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....