Slide 1THE ATMOSPHERE Basic Climatology Oklahoma Climatological Survey Funding provided by NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Project Slide 2 What we are going to cover…

Slide 1Ch 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Overview TAKE NOTES ON  bullet points!! Slide 2 Air Masses and Weather  Air Mass – immense body of air that is characterized…

Slide 1 THE ATMOSPHERE Basic Meteorology Oklahoma Climatological Survey Slide 2 What we are going to cover 1. Composition of the Atmosphere 2. State Variables 3. Measuring…

Slide 1 Air Masses & Fronts Slide 2 Air Masses Objective: to identify the different types of air masses & where they originate from. Slide 3 Air Mass Defined: A large…

Slide 1 ES 20.2 Weather Fronts Fronts ES 20.2 Weather Fronts Formation of Fronts: Recall that air masses have different temperatures and amounts of moisture, depending on…

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