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

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

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

The narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical...