Atmospheric behavior
Atmospheric Maps
Forces 1
Forces 2
Upper atmosphere/upper air properties
100
High heights indicate a _____ dense atmosphere, where low heights indicate a ______ dense atmosphere
less, more
100
What map level showcases fronts
Surface
100
Coriolis Force deflects to the _____
right
100
Define pressure gradient force
change in pressure/change in distance
difference in pressure over a distance
100
what is it called when the force of gravity and the PGF are almost or are equal?
Hydrostatic Balance (described by the hydrostatic equation)
200
Air below a trough is?
cold
200
What map level shows moisture transport?
850mb
200
PGF flows from _______ to ________ and crosses isobars at ________
High to low and crosses isobars at a right angle
200
This force is the apparent deflection due to the rotation of the earth.
Coriolis Force
200
Wind travels _________ to the isobars
parallel
300
air below a trough ridge is
warm
300
what level shows troughs and ridges
500mb
300
Changes in _________ lead to differences in pressure, which gives rise to the _________ force, which causes ______
temperature, Pressure Gradient, wind
300
Where does the Coriolis force have no effect and have the greatest effect?
No effect: Equator
Most effect: the poles
300
Where is meridional and zonal flow on here? Where is it geostrophic and ageostrophic?
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400
4 forces that affect the movement of air
pressure gradient force
Coriolis force
centripetal force
friction
400
What level shows the tropopause?
200mb
400
Coriolis force increases with increasing ________ and increasing _______
windspeed, latitude
400
The vertical ________ force and _______ force are nearly equal and give way to ________ equalibrium
PGF, Gravity, Hydrostatic
400
spacing of isobars indicates _______:
close = ________
spread out = _________
speed; fast; slow
500
Draw two columns of air: each are 500mb, but one has cool air and one has warm air.
500
What level show the jet stream and divergence
300/250 mb
500
Calculate CoF:
wind speed at a latitude of 40.1 is 15m/s
0.00141 m/s2
500
What is the PGF from Denver to Chicago if they are 1200 km apart and there is high pressure over Denver at 1022.5 Kpa and low pressure over Chicago at 989.5kpa?
0.0275 kpa/km
500
Draw a high and low pressure with the winds going around it.
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