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Objectives. Students should know what anticyclones are Students should recognise the link between anticyclones and lapse rates and upper air flow in the Westerlies. Students should know what weather conditions result from anticyclones.

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  1. Objectives • Students should know what anticyclones are • Students should recognise the link between anticyclones and lapse rates and upper air flow in the Westerlies. • Students should know what weather conditions result from anticyclones.

  2. Describe in full the weather characteristics of the past 5 days

  3. Anticyclones • Compare figure 9.47 the satellite image with the synoptic chart beneath • What are the main characteristics of an anticyclone? Include information on pressure gradients, winds and lapse rates. • Explain the formation of an anticyclone in a flow chart • Explain all of the different weather conditions anticyclones bring in; • Winter • Summer 5. Describe and Explain what is happening in figure 9.48. Mention what is happing in the upper Westerly flow.

  4. Demonstrate understanding • Complete the heat wave research task on anticyclones that is on the Geog web.

  5. Homework • Complete the reading sheets on El Nino and Hurricanes • Complete the anticyclones web task. • June 2003 • Outline the conditions which lead to the formation of mid-latitude depressions. (5) • Examine the varied impacts of mid-latitude depressions on the weather of the British Isles. (20)

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