baroclinicity
noun
bar·o·cli·nic·i·ty ¦ber-ə-klə-¦ni-sə-tē 
¦ba-rə-
meteorology
: the state or condition of being a baroclinic fluid
The process depends only on the horizontal temperature gradients (such as warm advection) in the free atmosphere for the baroclinicity to produce the clouds.
D. K. Perovich et al., EOS, 12 Oct 1999
D. K. Perovich et al., EOS, 12 Oct 1999
Word History
Etymology
baroclinic + -ity
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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