1. Air Pressure The pressureexerted on anobject by the air. – Occurs in all directions  up, down, sideways 2. Air Pressure A barometer is usedto measure theamount…

Slide 1Aviation Weather Fundamentals 2/15/2010 Todd Deckard [email protected] CFI-wannabe Slide 2 Lesson Plan: WX Fundamentals Objective – Learner should have…

Slide 1Lesson Plan: WX Fundamentals Objective – Learner should have a very basic knowledge of weather effects, reading a surface depiction chart, and gathering a synoptic…

Slide 1 13.1 day 2 level curves Slide 2 Level curves One way to visualize a function of two variables is to use a scalar field in which the scalar z = f(x,y) is assigned…

Forecasting the Weather Forecasting the Weather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdcCMn5sbzM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAe0c8hCKo Who does it? Meteorologists observe…

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Chapter 1 Office Hours Tue: 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM Wed: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM & 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Thr: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Course Syllabus can be found at: http://www.wx4sno.com/portfolio/BSU/Fall_2011/…

Atmospheric Movement Atmospheric Movement and Local Weather Fronts When convection and winds cause air masses to move, they bump into one another. The area where two air…

1. Air Pressure The pressureexerted on anobject by the air. – Occurs in all directions  up, down, sideways 2. Air Pressure A barometer is usedto measure theamount…

1. *When convection and winds cause air masses to move, they bump into one another.*The area where two air masses meet is called a front.*Most severe weather occurs near…