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 situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
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