Lab 6: Temperature and Precipation

Precipitation

too much moisture in air (saturdated), water released from clouds

precipiation comes in forms of…

rain, sleet, snow, hail

warm and moist air ___ and ___ into clouds as it reaches higher altitudes

cools and condenses

cool air can hold ____ moisture than warm air; it becomes saturated than ____ occurs

less, precipitation

what is this showing

Rainshadow effect

left side of the mountain during rainshadow effect is___

windward

right side of the mountain during rainshadow effect is___

leeward

this image shows what

Orographic uplift

orographic uplift occurs when air masses encounter___

a landofrm that causes it to rise, then cool, and releases precipitation along the way.

leaves the air on the opposite side of the mountain____

Dry

Example of Orographic Uplift

Sierra Nevada Mountains, warm air is forced up slopes leading to afternoon thunderstorms and heavy rain

higher altitudes have _____ pressure, because there is ___ air above you

lower, less

Lower altitudes have ____pressure, because there is ___ air above you

higher, more

global atmospheric circulation

large scale movement of air; where thermal energy is distributed to earths surface

what do the 3 cell modules consist of

Hadley, Ferell and Polar

Hadley Cells lies in the range of

0-30 degrees

Hadley cells are ____ atmospheric circualtion cells

tropical

Warm, moist air rises at the ___ and sinks around___ for hadley cells

equator, 30degree latitude

hadley cells create subtropical ____ pressure and ___ winds

high, trade

ferrel cells lie in the ___ range

30-60 degree

Ferrel cells are the ___ atmospheric circulation cells

middle

Ferrel cells are located between the ___ and ___ cells.

polar and hadley

Ferrel cells transfer heat toward the ___ and are associated with the ___

poles; westerly winds

polar cells are ___ atmospheric circulation near the poles

cold

polar cells lie in the ___range

60- 90 degree

cold, dense air___ at the poles, creating __ pressure

sinks, high

air rises near____ latitude, creating ___ pressure

60 degrees, low

most climatic zones and regions are not absolute rules but___

are trend of climate influcienig factors, like high/low pressure, solar angle,and direction of radiation

different bands of latitude have different _____

climatic trends

most deserts along bands of high pressure by _____ cells 30n/s of latitude

hadley

low pressure along the equator, you will see

rainforests

low pressure=

humid air

high pressure=

dry air

the equator has high solar noon angle, high solar radiation, _____ day lengths and areas of ___ pressure

consistent, low

equatorial zone contrubutes to____and humid climate

warm

equatorial zone can also include areas ____ N/S of equator

15 degrees

subtropical region lies within the

20-35 degree range

the subtropical region includes many ____ , due to ____, pressure at 30 degrees

deserts; thin, dry air

Areas like Southern Japan and Florida arent described as deserts bc of the _____

coriolis effect

Coriolis is the

defelection of a moving object like (air/water) relative to a rotaing reference (earth)

Because of earth’s rotation, wind in northern hemmisphere are defelected to ____ and winds in southern hemisohere are defelected to the ____

right, left

winds curve bc of

the 3 air cells would generally go straight, but coriolis causes this

REAL WORLD EX OF CORIOLIS

air travel, hurricane, ocean current

explain coriolis of air travel

Northern Hemisphere, it deflects movement to the right; in the Southern Hemisphere, it deflects movement to the left. [1, 2]

explain Coriolis of hurricanes

force causes storms to spin counterclockwise in northern hem, and clockwise in southern

Explain coriolis of ocean currents

defines the direction of their circulation— clockwise in North and counterclockwise in South

ocean currents and climate ____ energy throughout the ___

redistribute, globe

how do warm ocean currents affect neaby land climates?

wetter climate

does warm water require more or less energy to evaporate?

less

what are example of regions affected by warm currents?

Florida and Japan

How do cold ocean currents affect nearby land climates?

drier climates

does cold water require more or less energy to evaporate ?

more

what humidity levels do cold current create in nearvy land areas?

low humidity

what is an example of a region affected by cold currents?

west coast of north america (death Valley)