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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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Glossary

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...