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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The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.