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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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Glossary

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

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

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

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

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