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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 for measuring atmospheric pressure.

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The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...