CHAPTER 4: AIR PRESSURE & WIND
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Barometer
Pressure Gradient
Isobars
Pressure Gradient Force
Geostrophic Wind
Jet Stream
Cyclone
Convergence
Counterclockwise Rotation
Anticyclone
Divergence
Clockwise Rotation
Subsiding Air
Monsoon
Mid-latitude Cyclone
Westerlies
Prevailing Winds
➢ Winds at different scales:
➢ Difference between high & low pressure:
➢ The average atmospheric pressure at sea level:
➢ How air pressure is measured & how it can be changed:
➢ Difference between upper level & surface winds - and the forces that act on each:
➢ Geostrophic winds and jet streams:
➢ Pressure ridges & troughs - and what they mean for storm systems:
➢ Cyclones vs. Anticyclones:
➢ Circulation on a Non-Rotating Earth vs. Rotating Earth
➢ Large scale planetary circulation cells:
Mid-latitude prevailing winds:
➢ Types of local winds:
➢ How wind is measured:
➢ El Niño vs. La Niña events:
➢ How circulation affects precipitation:
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