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 drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...