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.

Glossary

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

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