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What instruments are used Anemometer, Radiosondes (weather balloons),
to measure wind? Tethersonde, Doppler Radar, Wind Vane
Pressure Gradient: Drives winds from high to low
pressure.
Coriolis Effect: Earth's rotation deflects wind direction.
Isobars: Map lines indicate wind strength.
Identify the general
characteristics associated
High/Low Pressure: High = clear weather, descending
with winds and pressure
air; Low = stormy weather, ascending air.
gradients
Wind Characteristics: Speed by pressure, direction by
Coriolis effect.
Local Winds: Include land/sea and mountain/valley
breezes.
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General Rule: Higher temperature, lower pressure;
lower temperature, higher pressure.
Warming Air:
Explain how temperature Surface: Warmer air, lower pressure due to expansion.
affects air pressure near Aloft: Expansion leads to lower pressure at higher
the ground and high up in altitudes.
the sky when it warms up
or cools down Cooling Air:
Surface: Cooler air, higher pressure due to
contraction.
Aloft: Contraction results in higher pressure at higher
altitudes.
Land Breeze (Night):
Characteristics: Nighttime land cools faster, higher
What are the features of
pressure over water, lower over land.
land and sea breezes?
Forces: Breeze from sea to land.
Explain the forces causing
pressure differences and
Sea Breeze (Day):
how they make the wind
Characteristics: Daytime land heats faster, higher
change directions
pressure over land, lower over sea.
Forces: Breeze from land to sea.
Santa Ana Winds:
Hot, dry winds in SoCal, fall/winter.
Cause: High-pressure -> winds to lower pressure.
Identify examples of other
Impact: Raises wildfire risk due to dry conditions.
types of local winds and
the general characteristics
Foehn Winds:
of each
Warm, dry downslope winds on mountains.
Cause: Air cools, warms adiabatically descending.
Impact: Rapid temp increase, dries air.
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Coriolis Force Characteristics:
Definition: Apparent force from Earth's rotation.
Effect on Moving Objects: Objects deflect right (N.
Hemisphere) or left (S. Hemisphere).
Identify the characteristics
associated with the
Latitude Influence: Stronger at poles, weaker at
Coriolis force
equator.
Global Impact: Affects wind and ocean currents.
Not Real Force: Result of Earth's rotation, not a
physical force.
Cyclones in the Upper Atmosphere:
-Pressure: Low-pressure systems.
-Winds: Generally faster winds.
What are the -Coriolis Force: Inward, causing convergence.
characteristics of cyclones -Pressure Gradient Force: Outward, balancing Coriolis
and anticyclones in the force.
upper atmosphere?
Include pressure, wind Anticyclones in the Upper Atmosphere:
speed, and forces
involved Pressure: High-pressure systems.
-Winds: Generally slower winds.
-Coriolis Force: Outward, causing divergence.
-Pressure Gradient Force: Inward, balancing Coriolis
force.
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Terms in this set (50)
What instruments are used Anemometer, Radiosondes (weather balloons),
to measure wind? Tethersonde, Doppler Radar, Wind Vane
Pressure Gradient: Drives winds from high to low
pressure.
Coriolis Effect: Earth's rotation deflects wind direction.
Isobars: Map lines indicate wind strength.
Identify the general
characteristics associated
High/Low Pressure: High = clear weather, descending
with winds and pressure
air; Low = stormy weather, ascending air.
gradients
Wind Characteristics: Speed by pressure, direction by
Coriolis effect.
Local Winds: Include land/sea and mountain/valley
breezes.
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General Rule: Higher temperature, lower pressure;
lower temperature, higher pressure.
Warming Air:
Explain how temperature Surface: Warmer air, lower pressure due to expansion.
affects air pressure near Aloft: Expansion leads to lower pressure at higher
the ground and high up in altitudes.
the sky when it warms up
or cools down Cooling Air:
Surface: Cooler air, higher pressure due to
contraction.
Aloft: Contraction results in higher pressure at higher
altitudes.
Land Breeze (Night):
Characteristics: Nighttime land cools faster, higher
What are the features of
pressure over water, lower over land.
land and sea breezes?
Forces: Breeze from sea to land.
Explain the forces causing
pressure differences and
Sea Breeze (Day):
how they make the wind
Characteristics: Daytime land heats faster, higher
change directions
pressure over land, lower over sea.
Forces: Breeze from land to sea.
Santa Ana Winds:
Hot, dry winds in SoCal, fall/winter.
Cause: High-pressure -> winds to lower pressure.
Identify examples of other
Impact: Raises wildfire risk due to dry conditions.
types of local winds and
the general characteristics
Foehn Winds:
of each
Warm, dry downslope winds on mountains.
Cause: Air cools, warms adiabatically descending.
Impact: Rapid temp increase, dries air.
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Coriolis Force Characteristics:
Definition: Apparent force from Earth's rotation.
Effect on Moving Objects: Objects deflect right (N.
Hemisphere) or left (S. Hemisphere).
Identify the characteristics
associated with the
Latitude Influence: Stronger at poles, weaker at
Coriolis force
equator.
Global Impact: Affects wind and ocean currents.
Not Real Force: Result of Earth's rotation, not a
physical force.
Cyclones in the Upper Atmosphere:
-Pressure: Low-pressure systems.
-Winds: Generally faster winds.
What are the -Coriolis Force: Inward, causing convergence.
characteristics of cyclones -Pressure Gradient Force: Outward, balancing Coriolis
and anticyclones in the force.
upper atmosphere?
Include pressure, wind Anticyclones in the Upper Atmosphere:
speed, and forces
involved Pressure: High-pressure systems.
-Winds: Generally slower winds.
-Coriolis Force: Outward, causing divergence.
-Pressure Gradient Force: Inward, balancing Coriolis
force.
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