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 cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...