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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A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.