What is Baroclinicity?
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces of constant pressure intersect with surfaces of constant temperature.
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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...