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Barotropic System

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002737

A weather system in which temperature and pressure surfaces are coincident, i.e., temperature is uniform (no temperature gradient) on a constant pressure surface. Barotropic systems are characterized by a lack of wind shear, and thus are generally unfavorable areas for severe thunderstorm development.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002737
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA National Weather System Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002737",
  "term": "Barotropic System",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A weather system in which temperature and pressure surfaces are coincident, i.e., temperature is uniform (no temperature gradient) on a constant pressure surface. Barotropic systems are characterized by a lack of wind shear, and thus are generally unfavorable areas for severe thunderstorm development.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather System Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/barotropic-system/"
}

Record 2,737 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.