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

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

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

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

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