5.05 Stability and Instability

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5.05 Stability and Instability Meteorology 5.05 Stability and Instability References: Air Command Weather Manual Chapter 4 FTGU pages 137-139

Review 1. What does relative humidity mean? 2. Explain how clouds are formed. 3. Name three specific types of clouds and their abbreviations. 4. Name 4 types of precipitation. 5. Define lapse rate.

5.05 Stability and Instability MTPs: Stability Lapse Rate and Stability Modification of Stability Stable and Unstable Air Lifting Agents Subsidence

Stability

Stability 1- Positive 2. Negative 3. Neutral

Stability and Lapse Rate Unstable air indicated by steep lapse rate Steeper lapse rate = more unstable air Greater than the ICAO standard Stable air indicated by shallow lapse rate Shallower lapse rate = more stable air. Less than the ICAO standard

Modification of Stability Heating from below will cause instability Cooling from below will cause stability

Stable and Unstable Air Characteristic Stable Air Unstable Air Lapse Rate Shallow Steep Cloud Type Stratus Type Cumulus Type Precipitation Uniform Intensity including drizzle Showers Visibility Poor low level (Fog may occur) Good, except in precipitation Wind Steady winds which can change with height Gusty Turbulence Generally smooth flying conditions Turbulence may be moderate to severe

Confirmation Questions 1. What are the 3 types of stability? 2. What type of stability leads to smooth air? 3. A shallow lapse rate leads to what type of air?

Lifting Agents Convection Uneven heating of different types of surface Especially differences between areas of land and water Sun heats earth, heat radiates upwards  rising currents of air separated by areas of sinking air

Lifting Agents Orographic Lift Air moving up a sloping terrain (ex. mountain) will continue its upward movement Unstable air will increase the amount of lift.

Lifting Agents Frontal Lift Warm Front Cold Front Warm air advances on a retreating cold air mass Warm air ascends over the cold air in a long gentle slope Cold Front Mass of cold air advances on mass of warm air Undercuts the warm air, forces it to rise sharply

Lifting Agents Mechanical Turbulence Also known as “eddies” Friction between air and ground Irregular terrain and man-made obstacles cause severe eddies Usually confined to lower thousands of feet Lifting Agents Mechanical Turbulence

Lifting Agents Convergence Air flows from high to low pressure Air converges/meets over the centre of the low pressure Excess air is forced to rise.

Subsidence Occurs in High pressure systems or in air flowing down the side of a mountain As the air descends, it reaches regions of increased atmospheric pressure and is compressed As a result, its temperature rises.

Confirmation Name 3 lifting processes. What type of cloud is associated with: Stable air? Unstable air? Why does a steep lapse rate mean the air will be unstable? Good visibility is associated with what type of air?

Cloud to Cloud Lightning Strike