Atmosphere
78% of atmosphere
What is Nitrogen
Counter clockwise/upward/inward
What is low pressure
Clear night, no wind
What is radiation fog
Warm and humid
What is a warm front
Hail can be how far away
What is 20 miles
21% of atmosphere
What is oxygen
Clockwise/downward/outward
What is high pressure
warm moist air over a cold surface
What is advection fog
Weather proceeds a
What is warm front
Strong updrafts
What is the cumulus stage
Where does most weather occur
Troposhere
Vertically moving air
What is convection
Moist air forced upslope
What is upslope fog
Dense cold stable air
What is a cold front
Strong updrafts and downdrafts
What is the mature stage
2 dgrees/1000 feet
What is the standard lapse rate
Sudden change in wind direction
What is wind shear
Cold dry air moving over warmer water
What is steam fog
Weather happens at the front
What is a cold front
Mostly downdrafts
What is the dissipating stage
Temperature remains constant
What is the tropopause
Severe wind shear
What is a micro burst
Water vapor directly to ice crystals
What is ice fog
Equal air masses meet, but do not displace each other
What is a stationary front
Long narrow band of thunderstorms
What is a squall line