What is Hail?

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

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

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

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

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

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

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

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