What is Saturation?

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

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

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...