EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
An air mass that is generally cold and dry originating over land at high latitudes
what is Continental Polar?
instrument that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
Sailors stranded by these winds would often throw their steeds overboard
What are the Horse latitudes?
this is the distance above sea level in the atmosphere
altitude
Cold air sinking creates what kind of pressure system
High
air pressure is measured in these units
millibars or millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
the gaseous form of water
what is water vapor
the amount of water the air is holding vs how much it can hold
what is relative humidity?
a cold air mass that moves so rapidly it overtakes the warm air in front of it and wedges it up
what is an occluded front?
Measures the height of clouds
what is a ceilometer?
narrow bands of fast, high altitude westerly winds that resemble jets of water
what is a jet stream?
the device that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
as the density of air increases, air pressure does what
increases