between weather and climate is that the weather is in one place and the climate is the location 7 Main components of the atmosphere: Variables that define what the weather is! 1. Pressure 2. Temperature 3. Wind 4. Humidity 5. Cloud Cover 6. Precipitation type and amount 7. Visibility (distance one can see horizontally) Two types of measurements: examples The two types of measurements are Contact Measurements and Remote Sensing. Location of Chicago’s National Weather Service and Doppler Radar
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areas contain 10 times the amount of condensation nuclei than rural areas. The lack of vegetation in urban areas reduces the amount of moisture in the air. This is intensified by drains and sewers‚ which remove surface water quickly. On average‚ precipitation rates are 5-10% higher in urban areas than in rural areas. The main reason for this trend is that urban areas tend to make more condensation nuclei; the tiny particles are
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of renewing our water supply.It can be solid (ice)‚a liquid (water)‚ or gas (water vapor). Water on earth is always changing. How do these changes happen? It is made up of a few main parts:evaporation (and transpiration)‚condensation and precipitation. Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into the vapor. The water vapor leaves the river‚lake or ocean and goes into the air. Condensation is water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back
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body of warm air. The warm air is forced to raise‚ cool and condense producing rain clouds. The clouds are often followed by precipitation. This is a weather system known as a depression. A depression is what occurred over the south west of England during October 1987. Depression is an area of low pressure. It causes unsettled weather‚ most famously clouds and precipitation. This is due to the centre of the depression air on the ground is converging and rising‚ producing clouds and rainfall. Each
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What is air pressure? The weight of air above a given point on Earth’s surface Which of the following forces affects the movement of air in and around high- and low-pressure areas? All of the above Which of the following statements regarding the illustration below is correct? Wind speeds near the high-pressure area (H) are lighter and milder than wind speeds near the low-pressure area to the right that are stronger Which of the following areas is characterized by rain throughout the year and is
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humidity‚ cloud cover‚ etc) Climate= the average weather over a long period of time. (long-term weather data) What is the difference between satellites and radar? Satellites view clouds from space Radar view precipitation from the ground What is Doppler radar? Can sense motion of precipitation particles toward/away from radar How is wind direction defined? The direction from which the wind is blowing (a north wind blows form the north‚ to the south) How do winds blow around high and low pressure
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very cold. Stratus- gray sheets that cover the sky‚ may produce steady drizzle or mist but not hard rain. Nimbostratus- thick and dark bring steady rain or snow Stratocumulus- rows of large low puffs that may be white or gray‚ rarely bring precipitation. Cumulus- resemble white cotton and have towering tops. May produce precip on hot summer days Cumulonimbus- tall dark associated with lightening and thunder Fog- located near the ground when humid air cools below its dew point. Radiation
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world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (A) measure‚ record‚ and graph weather information‚ including temperature‚ wind conditions‚ precipitation‚ and cloud coverage‚ in order to identify patterns in the data; (C) explore the processes in the water cycle‚ including evaporation‚ condensation‚ and precipitation‚ as connected to weather conditions §117.9. Music‚ Grade 2 (b) Knowledge and skills. (2) Creative expression/performance. The student performs a
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Winter storm From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Snowstorm" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Snowstorm (disambiguation). A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures‚ such as snow or sleet‚ or a rainstorm where ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form (i.e. freezing rain). In temperate continental climates‚ these storms are not necessarily restricted to the winter season
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WEATHER PROJECT: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 10-16-13 Introduction Over the past four weeks I was assigned to observe and record current weather data and highlight the trends that could be seen. In order to do this I used an atomic weather center for the majority of my data. However I did correlate my findings with websites such as www.wunderground.com ‚ and www.weather.com. I did also sometimes use weather instruments that were provided to me such as a compass‚ an instrument containing
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