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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Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...