What is Saturation?

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

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