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 lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.