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Week 16, 17, 18 and 19 The Atmosphere Modules 3, 4, 7 and 8 in AP The study of the Air and the Atmosphere and how we measure them Movement of the Atmosphere - Air Masses, Winds and Storms Weather Prediction Next test: Week 19 T Jan 23/25 - covers the atmosphere and hydrosphere Week 20 A Jan 30 - I will be away - analysis exercise U of IL - Wx Course Lyndon State Course 11/24/2018 2
Prep Questions Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 (1) What role does the sun play in causing seasons and the weather? (2) What is the composition of the air? (3) What is the role of each component? Week 17 (1) What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere? (2) What is temperature? (3) What is Ozone hole? Week 18 (1) What factors influence the weather? (2) What are the weather elements? Week 19 (1) What are the factors that cause precipitation? (2) What are the differences and common characteristics of a thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane and a nor'easter low pressure system? 11/24/2018
Current Weather Review http://hss-1.us/phys-sci/Weather-Information.htm Radar/Sat US Radar US Radar NWS Goes Sat Page US Sat IR NRL Sat US Sat Vis NY VIS Sfc Analysis NWS Surface Plots Surface 12 Hour Fcst Surface 24 Hour Fcst Surface 36 Hour Fcst Surface 48 Hr Fcsts Emergency CURRENT SVR Wx RADAR National Weather Situation Page http://www.VueTOO.com Severe Weather Alert Link Your Local Forecast Local Fcsts Rome NY 43.23°N 75.46°W Rome Griffiss Airfield Lat: 43.23 Lon: -75.41 Elev: 504 ft Lat/Lon: 43.23°N 75.46°W Elevation:482 BGM Discussion Wx Maps NAM GFS 1. GFSx -Upper 2.GFSx-MRF- Precip Long Range NWS Model ECMWF CPC Datastreme Climo SYR CLIMO CLIMO STAT CNY ALB CLIMO Other NASA Solar Science Solar-Sun Spot-Space-Wx Sun & Moon Rise & Set Tables Moon Phases Your Sky Start Charts Tides Maine NOAA Space Wx Forecast Central 11/24/2018
Air Masses, Fronts, Pressure Systems and Precip 11/24/2018
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Air Mass Very large body of air---covers many 1000's of square kilometers Similar temperature and moisture characteristics in any horizontal direction Air masses originate in source regions, where air is relatively stagnant and air can acquire properties of source region. 11/24/2018
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Combine Surface and Latitude letters for Types of Air Masses continental arctic - cA or just A continental polar - cP maritime polar - mP continental tropical - cT maritime tropical - mT maritime equatorial - mE or just E (not listed in Textbook) 11/24/2018
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Four Primary Air Masses That Effect the U.S. 11/24/2018
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Fronts and a Low Pressure System 11/24/2018
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