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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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.