Synoptic weather maps Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

This document includes detailed notes, labelled diagrams and definitions of all climatology including weather circulation, major trade winds, cyclones, anticyclones, their formations, valley climates and synoptic weather maps. I achieved a distinction using these notes.

WX 201 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers Atmospheric Charts - Answer-• Contours: - Isobars or height contours (solid), - isotherms (long dash), or - isotachs (short-dash) • Include station models at given stations • Lows, highs, troughs, ridges, fronts Isobaric charts - Answer-• Acquire weather balloon (radiosonde), satellite, & aircraft data from many stations at the same time - Create maps of height and temperature for a given constant pressure surface • Standard pre...

Atmospheric Charts - Answer-• Contours: - Isobars or height contours (solid), - isotherms (long dash), or - isotachs (short-dash) • Include station models at given stations • Lows, highs, troughs, ridges, fronts Isobaric charts - Answer-• Acquire weather balloon (radiosonde), satellite, & aircraft data from many stations at the same time - Create maps of height and temperature for a given constant pressure surface • Standard pressure levels selected: 850, 700, 500, 300, and 2...

Geography Grade 12 - Summary: Climate and Weather Includes: - Mid-latitude formation process (stages with drawings) - Cold front conditions explanation (With drawing) - Occluded front conditions - cold and warm front occlusions with drawings - Synoptic Weather Map explanation - How to identify a Mid-latitude cyclone - Formation of tropical cyclones (including stages) - Cross-section of a tropical cyclone - How to identify a tropical cyclone on synoptic weather maps - Impact of tropi...

This document includes detailed notes, labelled diagrams and definitions of all climatology including atmosphere, greenhouse effects, global warming, precipitation and synoptic weather maps. I achieved a distinction using these notes.

Summary of chapters 1-4 on The Atmosphere from the Platinum textbook. Covers the atmosphere, types of air movement, precipitation, synoptic weather maps and weather stations.

Map work Techniques • applying map skills and techniques: scale, contours, cross-sections, position, distance, area • direction: magnetic north, true north, bearing and concept of magnetic declination • grid referencing • map and photo interpretation, including: reading and analysis of physical and constructed features • using maps and other graphical representations: synoptic weather maps and graphs. Topographic Maps • 1: 50 000 maps: conventional signs and symbols • conto...

ATSC Applied Quiz with Correct Answers What is the scale-name for the thunderstorms discussed in the Flying Weather theme? synoptic micro gamma or delta micro alpha or beta global / planetary mesoscale Mesoscale What is the scale-name for the larger-scale warm-frontal clouds discussed in the Flying Weather and Snow-sports Weather themes? Namely, what is the scale related to the length of the warm front, not its width. global / planetary micro gamma or delta mesoscale synoptic micro alp...

Detailed notes that summarise the Geography IEB syllabus of the Atmosphere. Included in these notes are important definitions and concepts to learn as well as diagrams that make the section more understandable.