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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 weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

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

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...