Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems
... earth. For this to occur, the condensed water must be in large enough droplets to be pulled to the ground surface by gravity (overcoming rising air or updrafts that tend to keep the drop aloft). Additionally, the water (or ice) droplet will encounter warmer air as it falls to earth and may evaporate ...
... earth. For this to occur, the condensed water must be in large enough droplets to be pulled to the ground surface by gravity (overcoming rising air or updrafts that tend to keep the drop aloft). Additionally, the water (or ice) droplet will encounter warmer air as it falls to earth and may evaporate ...
Earth`s Climate System Today
... Not all the air that converges at around 30o North and South latitudes (at the subtropical high pressure zones) moves equatorward. Some moves towards higher latitudes. b. Between 30o and 60o latitude the net surface flow is poleward. c. The Coriolis force causes winds to have a strong westerly compo ...
... Not all the air that converges at around 30o North and South latitudes (at the subtropical high pressure zones) moves equatorward. Some moves towards higher latitudes. b. Between 30o and 60o latitude the net surface flow is poleward. c. The Coriolis force causes winds to have a strong westerly compo ...
Understanding Flying Weather
... over a colder sea which stabilises the lower layers, giving stratus clouds. When this air reaches the UK it may then be heated as it moves overland. The low level stability is destroyed causing deep instability with very showery weather in the southwesterly winds. A Polar continental (Pc) airmass is ...
... over a colder sea which stabilises the lower layers, giving stratus clouds. When this air reaches the UK it may then be heated as it moves overland. The low level stability is destroyed causing deep instability with very showery weather in the southwesterly winds. A Polar continental (Pc) airmass is ...
Lecture 1
... • The atmosphere transports energy from the surface to high in the atmosphere where it can be emitted to space ...
... • The atmosphere transports energy from the surface to high in the atmosphere where it can be emitted to space ...
Chemical Foundations
... D. Global wind systems E. Moisture 1. In areas of low pressure there is rain. 2. In areas of high pressure it is dry. ...
... D. Global wind systems E. Moisture 1. In areas of low pressure there is rain. 2. In areas of high pressure it is dry. ...
MET403-08.pps
... You are now ready to move along to the next Meteorology lesson you have not completed or to any other module you wish. You can advance to the Self Test Module if you feel ready to challenge the final exam. ...
... You are now ready to move along to the next Meteorology lesson you have not completed or to any other module you wish. You can advance to the Self Test Module if you feel ready to challenge the final exam. ...
What is meteorology?
... anomalous zones that are either colder or warmer. At times situations of so-called thermal inversion can take place when the temperature, instead of decreasing, increases with altitude. This situation can take place when, for example, many days of good stable weather tend to make the air stratify ac ...
... anomalous zones that are either colder or warmer. At times situations of so-called thermal inversion can take place when the temperature, instead of decreasing, increases with altitude. This situation can take place when, for example, many days of good stable weather tend to make the air stratify ac ...
atmospheric circulation
... bottom is at its coldest. Heat from the Earth's surface is passed up through the atmosphere as infrared radiation (heat radiation, like that coming from an electric radiator). For a time, the gases of the atmosphere hold onto the heat and pass it up slowly. As a result the atmosphere remains fairly ...
... bottom is at its coldest. Heat from the Earth's surface is passed up through the atmosphere as infrared radiation (heat radiation, like that coming from an electric radiator). For a time, the gases of the atmosphere hold onto the heat and pass it up slowly. As a result the atmosphere remains fairly ...
BataffoiiSp
... and the rest of the northern hemisphere directly, causing warm weather. In winter, when Earth orbits to the other side of the sun, the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun. The seasons are reversed in the southern half of the globe. At what times of the year does the sun strike the northern a ...
... and the rest of the northern hemisphere directly, causing warm weather. In winter, when Earth orbits to the other side of the sun, the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun. The seasons are reversed in the southern half of the globe. At what times of the year does the sun strike the northern a ...
Learning Session 4: Meteorology
... Activity: Weather forecasting Describe/profile the weather on three different days. Consider cloud formation, wind, temperature, rain or any other weather feature you think is important. You could draw or write your descriptions. 1. A huge high pressure system is over your town. 2. A low is over you ...
... Activity: Weather forecasting Describe/profile the weather on three different days. Consider cloud formation, wind, temperature, rain or any other weather feature you think is important. You could draw or write your descriptions. 1. A huge high pressure system is over your town. 2. A low is over you ...
Intro to the Atmosphere
... stratosphere has either constant or slowly increasing temperature with height. The troposphere is where all of Earth's weather occurs. The boundary that divides the troposphere from the stratosphere is called the "tropopause", located at an altitude of around 5 miles in the winter, to around 8 miles ...
... stratosphere has either constant or slowly increasing temperature with height. The troposphere is where all of Earth's weather occurs. The boundary that divides the troposphere from the stratosphere is called the "tropopause", located at an altitude of around 5 miles in the winter, to around 8 miles ...
Content Benchmark E
... In the troposphere, the lowermost layer of the atmosphere, a relationship exists between two atmospheric properties, temperature and pressure, known as the adiabatic lapse rate. The adiabatic lapse rate explains how air temperature decreases as a parcel of air rises in the troposphere. The dry adiab ...
... In the troposphere, the lowermost layer of the atmosphere, a relationship exists between two atmospheric properties, temperature and pressure, known as the adiabatic lapse rate. The adiabatic lapse rate explains how air temperature decreases as a parcel of air rises in the troposphere. The dry adiab ...
Content Benchmark E
... In the troposphere, the lowermost layer of the atmosphere, a relationship exists between two atmospheric properties, temperature and pressure, known as the adiabatic lapse rate. The adiabatic lapse rate explains how air temperature decreases as a parcel of air rises in the troposphere. The dry adiab ...
... In the troposphere, the lowermost layer of the atmosphere, a relationship exists between two atmospheric properties, temperature and pressure, known as the adiabatic lapse rate. The adiabatic lapse rate explains how air temperature decreases as a parcel of air rises in the troposphere. The dry adiab ...
Charting Air Pressure lesson
... Atmospheric pressure- the force exerted on you by the weight of tiny particles of air ...
... Atmospheric pressure- the force exerted on you by the weight of tiny particles of air ...
Advection
... If the wind is blowing close to the surface, its flow starts to become less straight. The wind has to move through and around of different objects located on the surface of Earth. On its way the wind may loose or gain in strength. The wind speed varies from time to time depending on the characterist ...
... If the wind is blowing close to the surface, its flow starts to become less straight. The wind has to move through and around of different objects located on the surface of Earth. On its way the wind may loose or gain in strength. The wind speed varies from time to time depending on the characterist ...
Advection
... If the wind is blowing close to the surface, its flow starts to become less straight. The wind has to move through and around of different objects located on the surface of Earth. On its way the wind may loose or gain in strength. The wind speed varies from time to time depending on the characterist ...
... If the wind is blowing close to the surface, its flow starts to become less straight. The wind has to move through and around of different objects located on the surface of Earth. On its way the wind may loose or gain in strength. The wind speed varies from time to time depending on the characterist ...
Lesson 04
... Is the pressure at Point C greater than, less than, or equal to the pressure at Point D (you can assume that Points C and D are at the same latitude)? How do the pressures at Points A and C compare? Pressure at all 4 points is the same. This is the 500mb chart Which of the four points (A, B, C, or D ...
... Is the pressure at Point C greater than, less than, or equal to the pressure at Point D (you can assume that Points C and D are at the same latitude)? How do the pressures at Points A and C compare? Pressure at all 4 points is the same. This is the 500mb chart Which of the four points (A, B, C, or D ...
Unit Test Study Guide
... from the same direction every time. Warm rises from the equator and cool air sinks from the poles, creating global winds. The Coriolis Effect makes global winds and ocean currents curve. It makes the winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right, while winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to ...
... from the same direction every time. Warm rises from the equator and cool air sinks from the poles, creating global winds. The Coriolis Effect makes global winds and ocean currents curve. It makes the winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right, while winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to ...
Air Pressure Review
... 4. The tropics supply the key ingredients needed: wide expanses of warm ocean water, air that is both warm and humid. 5. Hurricanes lose strength as they move over land or cool water. 6. Hurricanes usually cause the most damage when they first move over land. 7. Hurricanes often last for many days a ...
... 4. The tropics supply the key ingredients needed: wide expanses of warm ocean water, air that is both warm and humid. 5. Hurricanes lose strength as they move over land or cool water. 6. Hurricanes usually cause the most damage when they first move over land. 7. Hurricanes often last for many days a ...
Climate
... Moisture in the Atmosphere - the primary source for water in the atmosphere is the oceans. Other sources include ________________________________________________ ...
... Moisture in the Atmosphere - the primary source for water in the atmosphere is the oceans. Other sources include ________________________________________________ ...
111 HUMIDITY INSTRUMENTS
... kg)/h increase of water in the boundary layer. The air is getting juicier with time. Water evaporates from the surface to increase the humidity, but dry air entrained into the top of the boundary layer tends to decrease humidity. For this example, the moistening from the surface was greater than t ...
... kg)/h increase of water in the boundary layer. The air is getting juicier with time. Water evaporates from the surface to increase the humidity, but dry air entrained into the top of the boundary layer tends to decrease humidity. For this example, the moistening from the surface was greater than t ...
WELCOME TO SCIENCE!!! UNIT 5 LESSON 8: Meteorology
... movements of air masses and fronts. Then they can create a forecast of weather for the next few days. ...
... movements of air masses and fronts. Then they can create a forecast of weather for the next few days. ...
Cold-air damming
Cold air damming, or CAD, is a meteorological phenomenon that involves a high pressure system (anticyclone) accelerating equatorward east a north-south oriented mountain range due to the formation of a barrier jet behind a cold front associated with the poleward portion of a split upper level trough. Initially, a high pressure system moves poleward of a north-south mountain range. Once it sloshes over poleward and eastward of the range, the flow around the high banks up against the mountains, forming a barrier jet which funnels cool air down a stretch of land east of the mountains. The higher the mountain chain, the deeper the cold air mass becomes lodged to its east, and the greater impediment it is within the flow pattern and the more resistant it becomes to intrusions of milder air.As the equatorward portion of the system approaches the cold air wedge, persistent low cloudiness, such as stratus, and precipitation such as drizzle develop, which can linger for long periods of time; as long as ten days. The precipitation itself can create or enhance a damming signature, if the poleward high is relatively weak. If such events accelerate through mountain passes, dangerously accelerated mountain-gap winds can result, such as the Tehuantepecer and Santa Ana winds. These events are seen commonly in the northern Hemisphere across central and eastern North America, south of the Alps in Italy, and near Taiwan and Korea in Asia. Events in the southern Hemisphere have been noted in South America east of the Andes.