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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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Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

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

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Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...

A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...