Vocabulary
The result of uneven heating of the earth by the sun
Weather
Lacy or wispy clouds that form at high altitudes
Cirrus Clouds
Clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere can be described as...
anti-cyclonic
Used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Stony Brook's mascot and Cornell's mascot
Wolfie (Seawolf) & Touchdown (Big Red Bear)
Forms with instability and wind shear during thunderstorms.
Tornadoes
This cloud is indicative of thunderstorm conditions, characterized by large, dense towers that often reach altitudes of 30,000 feet.
cumulonimbus
Change in wind speed or direction with height in atmosphere
Wind Shear
A device used for collecting and measuring the amount of liquid precip which falls.
Rain Gauge
What year was Cornell founded?
1865
Acts a shield for the earth from UV radiation from the sun.
Ozone Layer
This specific cloud is a multi-layer, gray, nearly uniform cloud that usually produces rain, snow, or sleet but no lightning or thunder.
Nimbostratus
The persistent mostly-easterly flow of near-surface winds over the tropical oceans. Result of semi-permanent high-pressure zones that exist over the tropical and subtropical oceans.
Trade winds
Battery-powered instrument carried into the atmosphere usually by a weather balloon that measures various atmospheric parameters.
Radiosonde
What year was Stony Brook founded?
1957
Emitted from the earth causing cooling.
Infrared Radiation
Human-caused clouds that form through condensation of water vapor in the exhaust of jet engines to form ice crystals.
jet contrails
Intense low-pressure area forms during winter along the east coast of the US, producing strong northeasterly winds, along with heavy rain and snowfall and rainfall.
Nor'easter
An instrument used for measuring the speed of wind, or of any current gas
What towns are Cornell and Stony Brook in?
Ithaca and Stony Brook
Spreading dry ice, silver iodide aerosols, into the upper part of clouds to simulate the precipitation process.
Cloud Seeding (Weather Modification)
Why you may see clouds and clear areas between the rows of clouds. The effect of these can be confused with altostratus.
gravity waves
Leading-edge of cool air rushing down and out from a thunderstorm
gust front
A system that sends out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected back to the source to locate precip, calculate its motion, and estimate the type of precip.
Radar
What do the two presidents of Cornell and SBU have in common? (Very obvious answer... don't think too hard!)
They are both women