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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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Glossary

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...