On an upper-level chart where the isotherms cross the isobars (or contours) and temperature advection occurs, the atmosphere is called?

a. ?barotropic.
b. ?geostrophic.
c. ?hydrostatic.
d. ?baroclinic.
e. ?barometric.


ANSWER: d

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