Slide 1Dew forms as the temperature drops to the dew point. Water droplets love to collect on surfaces or tiny particles. It is very difficult for water drop to join together…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Haze Hygroscopic aerosols Wet Haze with less than 75 % RH Condensation nuclei needed to form fog or cloud…

Slide 1Weather Forecasting Information Courtesy of: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fcst/home.rxml)http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fcst/home.rxml…

Slide 1 Chapter 7- Synoptic climatology Instantaneous climatological conditions a snap shot of what the climate is like at some point in time Typically used in meteorological…

Air Chapter 12 What Causes Air Pollution 1273- King Edward I banned burning lignite (a form of dirty coal) because of air pollution. Air pollution- the contamination of the…

Weather Forecasting Guide Forecasting Temperatures Forecasting Precipitation Reading Weather Maps   The symbol highlighted in yellow is known as a wind barb. The wind…

Air Masses and Severe Weather Integrated Science Air Mass Huge volumes of air that can cover entire continents or oceans Several types that each have specific characteristics…

How to âGrowâ a Storm Upper level shortwave passes Upper level divergence -> sfc low Cold advection throughout lower troposphere Cold advection intensifies upper low…

Air Chapter 12 What Causes Air Pollution 1273- King Edward I banned burning lignite (a form of dirty coal) because of air pollution. Air pollution- the contamination of the…

Cloud Formation Formation of clouds requires a mechanism that results in the uplift of air. First, recall Adiabatic process - process in which temperature changes but heat…