Category
page 1Atmospheric circulation

air mass
widespread body of air approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent with vertical temperature and moisture variations that are approximately the same over its horizontal extent
atmospheric circulation
large-scale movement of air, a means by which thermal energy is distributed on Earth's surface
Hadley cell
tropical atmospheric circulation feature
trough
elongated region of low atmospheric pressure
atmospheric river
narrow corridor or filament of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere
ridge
elongated region of high atmospheric pressure
atmospheric temperature
physical quantity that expresses hot and cold in the atmosphere
Brewer-Dobson circulation
atmospheric circulation pattern
marine layer
weather phenomenon in which an air mass forms over a body of water
Cold-air pool
accumulation of cold air in a topographic depression
biotic pump
theoretical concept
Maritime Continent
region of Southeast Asia which comprises, amongst other countries, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea
col point
Intersection of a trough and a ridge in the pressure pattern of a weather map