1. Atmospheric Circulation

2. Weather & Climate Weather Climate

3. Atmospheric Layers Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere

4. Composition of the Atmosphere Gases

5. Atmospheric Circulation Powered by sun light

6. Uneven Solar Heating and Latitude Polar latitude Tropical latitude

7. Uneven Solar Heating and the Seasons Tilt of Earth’s rotational axis

8. Uneven Solar heating and Atmospheric Circulation Global circulation –Governed by two factors Uneven solar heating The rotation of the earth Coriolis effect

9. The Coriolis effect and Atmospheric Circulation Cells Hadley cells Ferel cells Polar cells

10. Wind patterns Doldrums Intertropical convergence zone or ITCZ Horse latitudes Trade winds Westerlies Polar easterlies Geographic equator Meterological equator

11. Monsoon Sea breeze Land breeze Storms Cyclones tornado

12. Air mass Front Vilhelm Bjerknes Extra tropical Cyclones –Polar front –Frontal storms –Nor’easters (northeasters) Tropical Cyclones –Hurricanes –Typhoons –Tropical storms –Tropical depressions