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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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
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An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.
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The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
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