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baroclinity

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000279

A measure of the state of stratification in a fluid in which surfaces of constant pressure (isobaric) intersect surfaces of constant density (isosteric).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000279
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymsbaroclinicity
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsobarotropy
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000279",
  "term": "baroclinity",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A measure of the state of stratification in a fluid in which surfaces of constant pressure (isobaric) intersect surfaces of constant density (isosteric).",
  "synonyms": [
    "baroclinicity"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "barotropy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/baroclinity/"
}

Record 279 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.