-Surface and near-surface ocean currents are powered primarily by wind. -Temperature and salinity are controlling factors for deep ocean currents -Weather is determined by the conditions in the troposphere -Energy from the sun is the force behind all weather. -Mountains affect climate by causing precipitation to fall mostly on one side of the mountain -The atmosphere is primarily made out of Nitrogen (78%). -Lowest Albedo = Forest‚ Second Choice Grass but its Shiney. -Sunspots are cooler than the
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my paper on meteorology. The word meteorology means the study of the weather. I am stating many topics such as : How Meteorology got its name‚ The tools meteorologists use to tell the weather‚ many ancient philosophers who were believed to have created meteorology‚ how to become a meteorologist‚ what meteorologists really do‚ how much money they make‚ and where they work. This paper will tell you everything you need to know about meteorology. The word meteorology comes from
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‘Low pressure atmospheric systems have more of a short term impact than high pressure systems.’ Discuss. Low pressure atmospheric systems are also known as depressions or cyclones and they form in mid- and high-latitudes. They are formed by the mixing of cold and warm air‚ the warm air is lighter‚ so it rises above the denser‚ cold air and forms a centre of low pressure. High pressure atmospheric systems are also known as anticyclones and have very different characteristics to depressions. Anticyclones
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Whether it’s purpose is historical‚ or means of finding information that we need quickly and accurately‚ they are all important. Three areas in which significant advancements have occured are treasure hunting in the sea‚ hurricane hunting for meteorology purposes‚ and methods for finding ruins of ancient civilizations faster than ever before. Out of these‚ it is no question that the finding of ruins left behind by ancient civilizations are the most advanced technologies. Treasure hunting
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050 – METEOROLOGY 050-01 THE ATMOSPHERE 050-01-01 Composition‚ extent‚ vertical division 8814. The troposphere is the: A – part of the atmosphere above the stratosphere B – part of the atmosphere below the tropopause C – boundary between the mesosphere and thermosphere D – boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere Ref: all Ans: B 8817. What is the boundary layer between troposphere and stratosphere called: A – Tropopause B – Ionosphere C – Stratosphere D – Atmosphere Ref: all Ans: A
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Aviation Metrology Article Review ABSTRACT Accidents in an industry are very devastating‚ especially in aviation industry where accident can occur due to many factors. Technical failures‚ pilot error‚ crew mismanagement‚ weather related accidents etc. In a research conducted by NASA‚ weather was the factor in 21.3 % of total accidents that occurred from 1998-2003. In this review I will be covering how new technological development and research by leading aviation/aerospace agencies‚ aircraft
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Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that devastated portions of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States‚ with lesser impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada‚ in late October 2012. Sandy‚ the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity. While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States‚ the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on
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Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy was considered a super storm that wreaked havoc on the east coast‚ in the US. Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record‚ as well as the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in history‚ only surpassed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Sandy formed on Oct. 22 and started to dissipate Oct. 31‚ 2012. The eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of the Caribbean‚ Mid-Atlantic
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The Filipino spirit is stronger than any typhoon One day‚ I was surfing Tumblr and I came across this slogan with the words; "The Filipino spirit is stronger than any typhoon". I don’t know but something about those words clicked in me. We’ve been through a lot of strong typhoon but‚ so far Typhoon Yolanda was the worst- taking thousands of lives and leaving millions of people with nothing. And as if struggling to recover from Typhoon Yolanda is not difficult enough‚ Filipinos in Bohol are still
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19 November 2013 Radar: The Protector of Civilization The invention of the radar was a very significant advance in history. Once the year 1887 passed‚ Heinrich Hertz had developed the principles necessary to conduct a radar by proving radio waves could reflect off metallic objects. Then‚ in 1935‚ Robert Watson-Watt constructed and patented the first radar to show what wonderful things one machine can do. To this date‚ the radar has presented a vast amount of programs that amaze society in many
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