What is Precipitation?
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....