Seizures and Epilepsy. A seizure occurs when a burst of electrical impulses in the brain escape their normal limits. They spread to neighboring areas and create an uncontrolled storm of electrical activity. The electrical impulses can be transmitted to the muscles, causing twitches or convulsions.
Definition of BAROCLINIC. : relating to a state of a fluid (such as the atmosphere) in which surfaces of constant pressure intersect those of constant density â compare barotropic.
Walker Circulation Cell. The pattern of atmospheric circulation that involves the rising of warm air over the East Indies low-pressure cell, and its descent over the high-pressure cell in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.