What is Barotropic?
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere do not intersect each other, that is, the contours and isotherms do not intersect each other.
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A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...