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QUIZ. List Four types of Air Masses (symbols are accepted) Name the Three Wind Systems “Zones” BONUS What are JET STREAMS??. Science News. GLOBAL WIND SYSTEMS. Result of Earth’s rotation & uneven heating of surface Transports colder air to the Equator & warmer air to the Poles

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  1. QUIZ List Four types of Air Masses (symbols are accepted) Name the Three Wind Systems “Zones” BONUS What are JET STREAMS??

  2. Science News

  3. GLOBAL WIND SYSTEMS • Result of Earth’s rotation & uneven heating of surface • Transports colder air to the Equator & warmer air to the Poles • Help to equalize the thermal energy on Earth

  4. Forces Influencing Wind Speed & Direction • Gravitational Force: equal compression density decrease with altitude • Friction Force: Earth’s rough surface adds to Pressure & Coriolis • Coriolis Force: Earth’s rotation deflecting wind • Pressure Gradient Force: High/Low systems

  5. Coriolis Effect • Earth’s rotation breaks air masses into smaller cells • Moving air curves to the right in the N. Hemisphere & to the left in the S. Hemisphere

  6. PRESSURE SYSTEMS • Low Pressure systemair coming up either cloud cover / precipitation or no clouds because no moisture • High pressure system air coming down generally fair skies

  7. Pressure Differences

  8. Wind & Pressure Relationship 950 mb. 960 mb. 970 mb. 930 mb. H L WINDS ALWAYS MOVE FROM HIGH PRESSURE AREAS TO LOW PRESSURE AREAS!!!!!!!

  9. Cyclones: centers of low pressure, Storm & Clouds (L) the pressure decreases from the outer isobars toward the center Anticyclones: centers of high pressure, Calm & Clear (H) the pressure increases from the outside toward the center Pressure Centers

  10. Cyclonic & Anticyclonic Winds Anticyclones • Winds in a high pressure area move clockwise (S Hemisphere) Cyclones • Winds in a lower pressure area move counter-clockwise (N Hemisphere)

  11. CYCLONE

  12. ANTICYCLONE

  13. Pressure Centers & Winds  Weather and Air Pressure Rising air is associated with cloud formation and precipitation, whereas sinking air produces clear skies.  Weather Forecasting Weather reports emphasize the locations and possible paths of cyclones and anticyclones. Low-pressure centers can produce bad weather in any season.

  14. Pressure Systems Collisions Collision forms a front, boundary that separates air masses of different densities • Air masses retain their identities • Warmer, less dense air forced aloft • Cooler, denser air acts as wedge

  15. 4 Types of Fronts Warm front • Warm air replaces cooler air • Clouds become lower as the front nears • Slow rate of advance • Light-to-moderate precipitation

  16. Warm front

  17. Cold Fronts • Cold air replaces warm air • Advances faster than a warm front • Associated weather is more violent than a warm front • Intensity of precipitation is greater • Duration of precipitation is shorter

  18. Cold front

  19. Stationary front Flow of air on both sides of the front is almost parallel to the line of the front • Surface position of the front does not move Occluded front Active cold front overtakes a warm front • Precipitation is associated with warm air being forced up

  20. Formation of an Occluded front

  21. HOMEWORK REVIEW TEXT p. 312 – 324 & CH 12 Notes

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