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...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.