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StationTempSLP trend CCWind dir Dew point Precip A Low, steady FallingCirrostratusE to SEModerateNo B Low, steady FallingOvercast, (nb)stratus E to SEModerateChance.

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2 StationTempSLP trend CCWind dir Dew point Precip A Low, steady FallingCirrostratusE to SEModerateNo B Low, steady FallingOvercast, (nb)stratus E to SEModerateChance light drizzle C Low, steady FallingOvercast, nb-stratus E to SESlightly higher Continuous rain D LowerFalling then rising Overcast, c-nimbus NW to WSlightly lower Rain showers E LowerRisingClearingNWLowerNo F LowerRisingNo cloudsNWLower, stabilizing No Weather over preceding 3 hours ’..

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4 HYDROSTATIC RELATIONSHIP Upward pressure gradient force is balanced by gravity.

5 Pressure Gradient Force

6 4 mb/100 km

7 PGF = Pressure Gradient Force

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9 Equatorward-moving Air

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11 VARIATION OF CORIOLIS FORCE WITH SPEED AND LATITUDE

12 Poleward-Moving Air

13 GLOBAL WINDS

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15 NON-ROTATING HOMOGENEOUS PLANET

16 ROTATING HOMOGENEOUS PLANET

17 AVERAGE PRESSURE/WIND IN JANUARY

18 AVERAGE PRESSURE/WIND IN JULY

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21 CYCLONES AND ANTICYCLONES

22 Geostrophic Wind

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26 Gradient Wind

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30 BUYS-BALLOTS LAW

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34 Geostationary Satellite Same orbital period as Earth and in same direction

35 Polar-orbiting Satellites 700-800 km elevation. Passes each location at same time of day

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