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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Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.