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Air Pressure and Wind

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CHAPTER 7 ATMOSPHERIC MOTIONS

CHAPTER 7 ATMOSPHERIC MOTIONS. Back to air pressure. Atmospheric Pressure is the force per unit area of a column of air above you In other words, pressure is the weight of the column of air above you - a measure of how hard this column of air is pushing down

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AIR PRESSURE, FORCES AND WIND

AIR PRESSURE, FORCES AND WIND. Larger systems, greater amplitude. Smaller systems, less variation (except tropical cyclones). Sea Level Pressure Map. Other constant height maps. Constant pressure surface. 500 millibar map. Pressure Gradient Force. Remember the paper cup experiment.

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Thundersnow Apr 1, 2010

Thundersnow Apr 1, 2010. ATS 351 Lecture 10. Winds, Fronts, and Cyclogenesis. Outline . Atmospheric pressure Forces that affect the wind PGF, Coriolis, Centripetal, Friction Vertical Motion Fronts Mid-Latitude Cyclogenesis. Atmospheric Pressure. Ideal Gas Law p = ? RT

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Thundersnow Apr 1, 2010

Thundersnow Apr 1, 2010. ATS 351 Lecture 10. Winds, Fronts, and Cyclogenesis. Outline . Atmospheric pressure Forces that affect the wind PGF, Coriolis, Centripetal, Friction Vertical Motion Fronts Mid-Latitude Cyclogenesis. Atmospheric Pressure. Ideal Gas Law p = ? RT

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Lecture 10

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Satellite and Radar

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Ch 4 - Wind

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Chapter 4 Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

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Air Motions

Air Motions. Geology 390 WSUV Dr. Robert M MacKay. 1st Law (Law of Inertia). Every object continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.

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Atmospheric Motions & Climate

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Chapter 6: Air Pressure and Winds

Chapter 6: Air Pressure and Winds. Atmospheric pressure Measuring air pressure Surface and upper-air charts Why the wind blows Surface winds Measuring and determining winds. Atmospheric Pressure. air pressure at a given level is the weight of the air above air pressure and temperature

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The Winds

The Winds. What Wind Is.

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Winds Professor Jeff Gawrych De Anza College

Winds Professor Jeff Gawrych De Anza College. Q: What drives the weather in the atmosphere? The uneven heating of the earth Q: What causes the weather to change? Pressure differences and winds We must analyse the predominant forces in the atmosphere, namely:

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ATMO 336 Weather, Climate and Society Surface and Upper-Air Maps

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Atmospheric Pressure

Atmospheric Pressure. Force exerted by the weight of the air above Weight of the air at sea level 14.7 pounds per square inch 1 kilogram per square centimeter. Atmospheric Pressure. Decreases with increasing altitude Units of measurement

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Why is the highest annual mean insolation NOT along the equator?

Why is the highest annual mean insolation NOT along the equator?. Atmospheric Circulation. L.O.s: To describe and explain atmospheric circulation. To know the impact of the Coriolis Force on the direction of wind.

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Atmospheric Circulation

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Starter 11-6-13 Compare and contrast El Nino/La N ina using a V enn diagram.

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