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Baroclinic Zone

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000278

A region in which a temperature gradient exists on a constant pressure surface. Baroclinic zones are favored areas for strengthening and weakening systems; barotropic systems, on the other hand, do not exhibit significant changes in intensity. Also, wind shear is characteristic of a baroclinic zone.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000278
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Baroclinic Zone",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A region in which a temperature gradient exists on a constant pressure surface. Baroclinic zones are favored areas for strengthening and weakening systems; barotropic systems, on the other hand, do not exhibit significant changes in intensity. Also, wind shear is characteristic of a baroclinic zone.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/baroclinic-zone/"
}

Record 278 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.