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 middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...