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Documents Oceans and Man. Oceans and Human Habitation of Earth Ocean role in moderating earths climate cannot....

Slide 1Oceans and Man Slide 2 Oceans and Human Habitation of Earth Ocean role in moderating earths climate cannot be overstated (high specific heat of water!) Biochemically…

Documents Fronts and Coriolis. Fronts Fronts - boundaries between air masses of different temperature. –If.....

Slide 1 Fronts and Coriolis Slide 2 Slide 3 Fronts Fronts - boundaries between air masses of different temperature. –If warm air is moving toward cold air, it is a “warm…

Documents Living in Our Ocean of Air Chapter 1-2 WX Elements.

Slide 1 Living in Our Ocean of Air Chapter 1-2 WX Elements Slide 2 Source: http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~joel/g110_w06/lecture_notes/sun_angle/agburt02_12.jpg Slide 3 Angle of…

Documents Tropical Cyclones Also: Hurricanes, Typhoons. Tropical Cyclone Ingredients Light winds instability....

Slide 1 Tropical Cyclones Also: Hurricanes, Typhoons Slide 2 Tropical Cyclone Ingredients Light winds  instability along I.T.C.Z. High humidity (oceans)  fuel (latent…

Documents Weather Review Row 1Row 2Row 3Row 4 Row 5 Row 6Row 7 200 400 600 800 1000.

Slide 1 Weather Review Row 1Row 2Row 3Row 4 Row 5 Row 6Row 7 200 400 600 800 1000 Slide 2 Row 1 200 200 What is the most abundant gas that humans breathe? –Nitrogen Slide…

Documents Geostrophic Balance The “Geostrophic wind” is flow in a straight line in which the pressure...

Slide 1 Geostrophic Balance The “Geostrophic wind” is flow in a straight line in which the pressure gradient force balances the Coriolis force. 994 mb 996 mb 998 mb Lower…