1. Objectives 1.Students should know what anticyclones are 2.Students should recognise the link between anticyclones and lapse rates and upper air flow in the Westerlies. 3.Students should know what weather conditions result from anticyclones.

2. Anticyclones 1.List 4 effects of the great storm of 1953 2.Compare figure 9.47 the satellite image with the synoptic chart beneath 3.What are the main characteristics of an anticyclone? Include information on pressure gradients, winds and lapse rates. 4.Explain all of the different weather conditions anticyclones bring in; Winter Summer 3. Describe and Explain what is happening in figure 9.48. Mention what is happing in the upper Westerly flow.

4. Demonstrate understanding Complete the heart wave research task on anticyclones that is on the Geog web.

5. Homework Read pages 244 and 245 of Waugh Complete the anticyclones web task.