What is Stratus?

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide 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....

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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