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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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Glossary

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

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 expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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