1. Class 3b: Climate and Weather 2. Today’s class Map projection leftovers Air pressure and winds Climate comparisons Weather: hurricanes 3. Map projections Project a round…

Slide 1Climate and Weather Slide 2 Todays class Map projection leftovers Air pressure and winds Climate comparisons Weather: hurricanes Slide 3 Map projections Project a…

Tracking Weather Systems When will the storm arrive? How fast do weather systems travel? What are typical storm tracks in the contiguous United States? Storm Tracking Instructions…

Slide 1 Chapter 4 Atmospheric Circulation Slide 2 Earth Regions near the equator receive light at 90 o High latitudes receive light at low angles Slide 3 Earth Regions near…

Slide 1 Fronts Slide 2 Fronts are the boundaries between two air masses. Slide 3 Fronts are classified as to which type of air mass (cold or warm) is replacing the other.…

Slide 1 Rules of Thumb for Weather Forecasting AOS 452 11 October 2005 There’s a 50% chance of (insert weather condition here)… Bad GEMPAK analysis Slide 2 Rules of Thumb…

Slide 1 CHAPTER 4: ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT Forces in the atmosphere: Gravity g Pressure-gradient Coriolis Friction to R of direction of motion (NH) or L (SH) Equilibrium of…

Slide 1 Extreme Weather and Climate Events Blizzards, Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Floods, and Drought Slide 2 Why Look at Extreme Events? Can harm human and natural systems…

Slide 1 Outline  TOPEX/Poseidon –Measurement approach –Data set examples  Jason-1 –Near-term launch planned  Jason-2 –Wide-swath ocean topography  Argo…

Slide 1 Introduction to G410 MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE OLYMPICS WASHINGTON CASCADES AND MT HOOD AREA NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WASHINGTON 230…