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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An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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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 scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...