Baroclinic Zone - A region in which a temperature gradient exists on a constant pressure surface.
BAROCLINIC ZONE - A region where there is a large horizontal change in temperature, humidity, and or pressure, such as across a frontal zone.
The structure typically is most pronounced on the leading edge of the updraft, while drier air from the rear flank downdraft often erodes the clouds on the trailing side of the updraft.
Baroclinic Zone- A region in which a temperature gradient ...
On March 12, 1993, a newly formed cyclone moved into a low level baroclinic zone already in place over the Gulf of Mexico and began to rapidly intensify.
Thickness charts in general and the 1000-500 hPa thinkness charts in particular are also very useful for determining baroclinic zones and development. Thickness lines can also indicate the steering direction of surface highs and lows.
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 See also: Cyclone, Radar, Low, Center, Gradient
  
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