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.
Glossary
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
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