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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 measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...