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Weather Review
Air Masses
• Air Mass – A large body of air through which temperature and moisture are the same.
• Types1. Continental – formed over land2. Maritime – formed of water3. Polar – formed near the poles4. Tropical – formed near the equator
Dry and Warm
Dry and Warm
Dry and Cold
Moist and Warm
Moist and Cold
Front – A place where two air masses meet.
Air move from high pressure to low pressure!
Sea Breeze Land breeze
Measures Temperature
Measures Amount of Precipitation
Measures Humidity(Moisture)
Measures Wind Speed
Measures Wind Direction
Measures Atmospheric pressure
Measures Wind Direction
Life Cycle of a Thunderstorm
Radiation
• Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves.
• Wavelengths shorter than visible light are absorbed in the upper atmosphere.
• Solar radiation is absorbed by Earth’s surface or reflected back into the atmosphere (albedo).
What is conduction?
• Conduction is heat transfer through a material.
• The layer of air on Earth’s surface is heated by contact with earth.
What is convection? • Convection is the movement of matter due to
differences in density caused by temperature differences. Warm fluids rise, cool fluids sink.
What is Earth’s heat budget?
• The amount of energy entering the Earth via the sun is approximately the same as the amount of energy exiting the Earth.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
• The greenhouse effect is the warming of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air absorb radiation.