baroclinity

[bar-uh-klin-i-tee]

noun Meteorology.

a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.

Also, bar·o·cli·nic·i·ty

[bar-uh-kli-nis-i-tee] .

Origin:
baro- + (in)cline + -ity

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Baroclinity is always a great word to know.

So is dry fog. Does it mean:

a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud

a fog that does not moisten exposed surfaces

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