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A&B: Ch,10
Weather Systems
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I. Air Masses
Definition
Source Regions
Air Mass Modification
II. Fronts
1. Warm front
2. Cold front
3. Occluded front
4. Stationary front
III. Mid-Latitude Cyclone
Life cycle
Surface level winds
Surface pressure
Cloud
Upper level winds
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MODULES THAT COVER THIS GENERAL LECTURE MATERIAL
- Air Masses/Fronts and Mid-latitude pressure systems
- Using satellite imagery to locate mid-latitude cyclones (U. Illinois)
- Weather in the Mid-latitudes (Fronts from U. Illinois)
- Forecasting: Description of selected models and examples of output
CURRENT CONDITIONS
- Surface observations
- Surface weather maps
- Upper air data
- Satellite Imagery
- Radar
- Forecast for any city
ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR WEATHER MAPS/MOVIES