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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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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.