UNIT 5_THE ATMOSPHERE
... How are the clouds formed?: In the areas heated by the Sun, the water evaporates and goes up to the troposphere. In the high part of the troposphere, the water vapour cools down. The cold vapor is condensed in small drops. Those drops form the clouds. There are three basic types of clouds: cirrus, c ...
... How are the clouds formed?: In the areas heated by the Sun, the water evaporates and goes up to the troposphere. In the high part of the troposphere, the water vapour cools down. The cold vapor is condensed in small drops. Those drops form the clouds. There are three basic types of clouds: cirrus, c ...
Chapter 6 Review
... 26. The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward lower pressure: a. only at the equator b. at all places on earth except for the equator c. only in the Northern Hemisphere d. only in the Southern Hemisphere e. at all places on earth 27. The ______ is an apparent force created ...
... 26. The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward lower pressure: a. only at the equator b. at all places on earth except for the equator c. only in the Northern Hemisphere d. only in the Southern Hemisphere e. at all places on earth 27. The ______ is an apparent force created ...
Lab 6 - rossway.net
... a. Estimate the POTET for January (ACTET is the same): __________________ mm Why is this POTET number so low compared to the summer? (choose the best answer) ___ in January, Phoenix receives less insolation because the sun is far south, near the Tropic of Capricorn ___ in January, Phoenix has a low ...
... a. Estimate the POTET for January (ACTET is the same): __________________ mm Why is this POTET number so low compared to the summer? (choose the best answer) ___ in January, Phoenix receives less insolation because the sun is far south, near the Tropic of Capricorn ___ in January, Phoenix has a low ...
Thoman_Meteorology of Fairbanks Winter Making Sense of That
... Surface based inversions are normal part of Arctic and subarctic winter, but Fairbanks inversions are extreme • Surfaced based increase in temperature with height (lapse rate) commonly exceed 10°C/100m (18°F in 300’), and at times as strong as 30°C/100m in the lowest 30m. • Extreme cases have as m ...
... Surface based inversions are normal part of Arctic and subarctic winter, but Fairbanks inversions are extreme • Surfaced based increase in temperature with height (lapse rate) commonly exceed 10°C/100m (18°F in 300’), and at times as strong as 30°C/100m in the lowest 30m. • Extreme cases have as m ...
Weather Forecasting
... * These could be forecast (predicted) based on the movements of the air masses on Earth’s surface. * The study of weather and the atmosphere is called Meteorology. ...
... * These could be forecast (predicted) based on the movements of the air masses on Earth’s surface. * The study of weather and the atmosphere is called Meteorology. ...
Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems
... Question 3: The relative humidity is 70% at a noon-time temperature of 75°F (297°K). How much must the air cool for dew to form that night? Question 4: The relative humidity is 90% at a noon-time temperature of 75°F (297°K). At what temperature will dew form that night? Notice that dew will form at ...
... Question 3: The relative humidity is 70% at a noon-time temperature of 75°F (297°K). How much must the air cool for dew to form that night? Question 4: The relative humidity is 90% at a noon-time temperature of 75°F (297°K). At what temperature will dew form that night? Notice that dew will form at ...
Microclimates
... A microclimate is the distinctive climate of a small-scale area, such as a garden, park, valley or part of a city. The weather variables in a microclimate, such as temperature, rainfall, wind or humidity, may be subtly different to the conditions prevailing over the area as a whole and from those th ...
... A microclimate is the distinctive climate of a small-scale area, such as a garden, park, valley or part of a city. The weather variables in a microclimate, such as temperature, rainfall, wind or humidity, may be subtly different to the conditions prevailing over the area as a whole and from those th ...
Chapter 1-3: Weather Forecasting A. Define, Describe, or Identify: 1
... 1. By regulation, the military weather service may not give weather service to civilian organizations or persons, except under emergency or other special circumstances. 2. Weather behaves according to physical laws. 3. Years ago a few people riding small boats and balloons penetrated severe storms i ...
... 1. By regulation, the military weather service may not give weather service to civilian organizations or persons, except under emergency or other special circumstances. 2. Weather behaves according to physical laws. 3. Years ago a few people riding small boats and balloons penetrated severe storms i ...
5.06 Turbulence, Visibility, and Fronts
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
5.06 Turbulence, Visibility and Fronts
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
5.06 - Turbulence, Visibility, and Fronts
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
... – FTGU: Transition zone between two air masses – What’s happening at a front? • Large change of temperature within a relatively short distance of 50-100 miles in the zone between air masses ...
El Nino
... water along the Peruvian coast. The cold water then flows westward along the equator and is heated by the tropical sun. These normal conditions make the western Pacific about 3˚C to 8˚C warmer than the eastern Pacific. However, in El Niño years the central or eastern Pacific may become as warm as th ...
... water along the Peruvian coast. The cold water then flows westward along the equator and is heated by the tropical sun. These normal conditions make the western Pacific about 3˚C to 8˚C warmer than the eastern Pacific. However, in El Niño years the central or eastern Pacific may become as warm as th ...
4th Grade Weather Read and answer each question carefully. 1
... B) stayed the same C) went up and down D) got colder ...
... B) stayed the same C) went up and down D) got colder ...
Met Fronts.pps
... This causes the point of the occlusion to move southward, away from the centre of low pressure. As the warm sector becomes smaller so the occlusion begins to degenerate and the cycle comes to an end. ...
... This causes the point of the occlusion to move southward, away from the centre of low pressure. As the warm sector becomes smaller so the occlusion begins to degenerate and the cycle comes to an end. ...
Understanding Weather Maps - University of Alaska Fairbanks
... level intersect the surface of the earth • You will find bulls-‐eyes around hills and valleys ...
... level intersect the surface of the earth • You will find bulls-‐eyes around hills and valleys ...
some effects of the evaporation of widespread
... West Coast of the United States from the Pacific. As it crosses the western third of the country, the southern portion of this air mass is rather rapidly heated over the southwestern desert region and is further warmed by downslope motion east of the Continental Divide so that when it approaches the ...
... West Coast of the United States from the Pacific. As it crosses the western third of the country, the southern portion of this air mass is rather rapidly heated over the southwestern desert region and is further warmed by downslope motion east of the Continental Divide so that when it approaches the ...
THE WEATHER UNIT PREDICTING WEATHER
... Climate refers to the conditions in the atmosphere in a place over a long period of time. The major factor in determining the climate of an area is its latitude. Other factors include how close a place is to land and/or water masses, its altitude (how high it is above sea level), the topography of t ...
... Climate refers to the conditions in the atmosphere in a place over a long period of time. The major factor in determining the climate of an area is its latitude. Other factors include how close a place is to land and/or water masses, its altitude (how high it is above sea level), the topography of t ...
ES17-Meteorology and Weather Mapping
... Earth Science 12: Water Cycle - This module presents a game that explains how water cycles through different forms and storage types on Earth and in Earth’s atmosphere. Students act as water molecules and move around the room to the different places water is found on Earth. Earth Science 16: Weather ...
... Earth Science 12: Water Cycle - This module presents a game that explains how water cycles through different forms and storage types on Earth and in Earth’s atmosphere. Students act as water molecules and move around the room to the different places water is found on Earth. Earth Science 16: Weather ...
Weather Tools
... • Wind speed is an important part of weather. • An anemometer is a weather tool that measures wind speed. ...
... • Wind speed is an important part of weather. • An anemometer is a weather tool that measures wind speed. ...
Learning Session 4: Meteorology
... numbers which measure pressure. The higher the number then the higher the pressure, the lower the number then the lower the pressure. In NZ we generally have highs of up to1040 hPa and lows as low as 970 hPa. Is there much difference in pressure between the high and low pressure systems? What is hap ...
... numbers which measure pressure. The higher the number then the higher the pressure, the lower the number then the lower the pressure. In NZ we generally have highs of up to1040 hPa and lows as low as 970 hPa. Is there much difference in pressure between the high and low pressure systems? What is hap ...
Proactive Decision Support for Severe Weather - OK-First
... One spotter was assigned to a location west of Moore. As the storms moved in, our spotter coordinator decided -- due to her OK-FIRST display -- to move the spotter a couple of miles south. It was this spotter who gave us first knowledge of the large wall cloud that eventually spawned the tornado tha ...
... One spotter was assigned to a location west of Moore. As the storms moved in, our spotter coordinator decided -- due to her OK-FIRST display -- to move the spotter a couple of miles south. It was this spotter who gave us first knowledge of the large wall cloud that eventually spawned the tornado tha ...
Build a Barometer Grade 2
... placed a vacuum contained in a glass tube on top of a larger container of mercury. The air presses down on the mercury's exposed surface and pushes it up into the tube. The higher the mercury level, the greater the air pressure. Originally, the units of air pressure were just millimeters of mercury. ...
... placed a vacuum contained in a glass tube on top of a larger container of mercury. The air presses down on the mercury's exposed surface and pushes it up into the tube. The higher the mercury level, the greater the air pressure. Originally, the units of air pressure were just millimeters of mercury. ...
Weather and climate instruments used to measure weather elements
... Indicate whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. _______ The term jet stream refers to a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the east coast of North America. 2. _______ A front is the transition zone between two different air masses. 3. _______ Radar uses microw ...
... Indicate whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. _______ The term jet stream refers to a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the east coast of North America. 2. _______ A front is the transition zone between two different air masses. 3. _______ Radar uses microw ...
Tropical weather 1 Introduction 2 Heat, Moisture
... Some disturbances, for example, are known as ”easterly waves” because they follow along in the direction the overall trade winds are blowing, from east to west (the opposite direction of the westerly winds at higher latitudes). The term wave indicates a wavy pattern in a map of the wind field over a ...
... Some disturbances, for example, are known as ”easterly waves” because they follow along in the direction the overall trade winds are blowing, from east to west (the opposite direction of the westerly winds at higher latitudes). The term wave indicates a wavy pattern in a map of the wind field over a ...
Life as a Meteorologist
... Forecasting the weather is very interesting… whether it's a sunny weekend, a hurricane, or some other wild weather. If you're interested in the weather, like to solve problems, and want a job where you work with people and computers, then maybe meteorology is the career for you. Atmospheric science ...
... Forecasting the weather is very interesting… whether it's a sunny weekend, a hurricane, or some other wild weather. If you're interested in the weather, like to solve problems, and want a job where you work with people and computers, then maybe meteorology is the career for you. Atmospheric science ...
Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air, and the means (together with the smaller ocean circulation) by which thermal energy is distributed on the surface of the Earth.The large-scale structure of the atmospheric circulation varies from year to year, but the basic climatological structure remains fairly constant. Individual weather systems – mid-latitude depressions, or tropical convective cells – occur ""randomly"", and it is accepted that weather cannot be predicted beyond a fairly short limit: perhaps a month in theory, or (currently) about ten days in practice (see Chaos theory and Butterfly effect). Nonetheless, as the climate is the average of these systems and patterns – where and when they tend to occur again and again – it is stable over longer periods of time.As a rule, the ""cells"" of Earth's atmosphere shift polewards in warmer climates (e.g. interglacials compared to glacials), but remain largely constant even due to continental drift; they are, fundamentally, a property of the Earth's size, rotation rate, heating and atmospheric depth, all of which change little. However, a tectonic uplift can significantly alter their major elements, for example, the jet stream, and plate tectonics may shift ocean currents. In the extremely hot climates of the Mesozoic, indications of a third desert belt at the Equator has been found; it was perhaps caused by convection. But even then, the overall latitudinal pattern of Earth's climate was not much different from the one today.