ATOC 4720: class 6: ATOC 4720: class 6: Winds and precipitation Winds and precipitation 1. Winds 1. Winds Scales of motions Scales of motions Longitudinally averaged Longitudinally averaged zonal winds zonal winds Tropospheric winds at Tropospheric winds at different latitudes different latitudes 2. Precipitation 2. Precipitation
ATOC 4720: class 6: Winds and precipitation. 1. Winds Scales of motions Longitudinally averaged zonal winds Tropospheric winds at different latitudes 2. Precipitation. Class 5: The temperature distribution and its measurement. Sharp drop In water. 80% mass All water (homo or heter?). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ATOC 4720: class 6: Winds ATOC 4720: class 6: Winds and precipitationand precipitation
1. Winds1. Winds Scales of motionsScales of motions Longitudinally averaged zonal Longitudinally averaged zonal
windswinds Tropospheric winds at different Tropospheric winds at different
Class 5: The temperature distribution and Class 5: The temperature distribution and its measurementits measurement
80% massAll water(homo or heter?)
Sharp dropIn water
1. Winds in the earth’s 1. Winds in the earth’s atmosphereatmosphere
Spatial scales of motion: Spatial scales of motion: (1) Planetary-scale; (1) Planetary-scale; (2) Synoptic-scale (~a few hundreds of (2) Synoptic-scale (~a few hundreds of
km); km); (3) Meso-scale (a few tens of (3) Meso-scale (a few tens of
KM~hundreds km); KM~hundreds km); (4) Small-scale (< a few 10km). (4) Small-scale (< a few 10km).