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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A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...