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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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A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

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

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A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

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

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

Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...