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Baroclinic Instability

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002733

Causes the cyclones and anticyclones of mid-latitude weather patterns. Exists when there is an atmospheric horizontal temperature gradient, rotation and stratification. The horizontal temperature gradient supplies the potential energy to be converted to kinetic energy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002733
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002733",
  "term": "Baroclinic Instability",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Causes the cyclones and anticyclones of mid-latitude weather patterns. Exists when there is an atmospheric horizontal temperature gradient, rotation and stratification. The horizontal temperature gradient supplies the potential energy to be converted to kinetic energy.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/baroclinic-instability/"
}

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