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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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Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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