What is Thermocline?

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

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

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...