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 percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...