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.
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...