Reading:
A&B: Ch8
Weather Project
Wind Systems
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I. Concepts
1. Scale
2. Wind Direction
3. Differential Heating
II. Mesoscale Winds
1. Land / sea breezes
2. Mountain / valley winds
3. Chinook
4. Santa Ana winds
5. Katabatic winds
II. Global circulation
1. Single-cell model
2. Three-cell model
3. Zonal precipitation patterns
4. Semi-permanent pressure cells
III. Asian Monsoon
IV.
Jet Stream & Rossby Waves
Current Maps
unisys.com 300mb wind vector
SFSU
Meteorology jet stream
SFSU
Meteorology jet stream with infrared satellite image
unisys.com 300 mb pressure level
V. El Nino Southern Oscillation
BASIC CONCEPTS
- Scales of winds
- General circulation
SPATIAL PATTERNS
- Current patterns of pressure and wind across the U.S.
- Location of westerlies, trades Generate maps of the zonal wind using the electronic climatic atlas: Select a statistic (monthly, seasonal, annual), the variable, the plot area (latitude/longitude limits), time period, and display option (fill/shade gives the clearest maps).