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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.