GEOG 1900 Exam #2 (Questions)
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Terms in this set (62)
An aerosol is a suspension of fine
solid particles or liquid droplets, in
What are air or another gas. Aerosols can be
aerosols? natural or anthropogenic. Examples
of natural aerosols are fog, dust,
forest exudates and geyser steam
, -A fraction of the infrared energy
emitted by the surface passes
through the atmosphere without
being absorbed and reaches
space→ absorbed by atmospheric
greenhouse gases (GHGs). The
GHGs warm and in turn emit infrared
radiation. A fraction of the radiation
emitted by GHGs escapes into
space but some makes it way back
to the surface where new
Understand the
absorption can occur.
greenhouse
effect.
-Earth's surface mean temperature is
15°C, Earth's mean temperature
without natural greenhouse effect
would be -18°C
-Greenhouse effect is caused by
absorption and emission NOT
reflection of longwave radiation
-Greenhouse gases are efficient
absorbers of longwave radiation
, Spatial Pressure Gradient
-Change in pressure along a
particular spatial dimension
-The force associated with pressure
gradients is the MOST important
cause of movement in the
Definition of
atmosphere (winds) and the ocean
spatial pressure
(currents, waves)
gradient and
pressure
Pressure Gradient Force
gradient force*
-Force is exerted from the area of
high pressure (HP) toward the area
of low pressure (LP)
-The larger the pressure gradient,
the stronger the pressure gradient
force, the stronger the wind
, How the vertical Vertical rate of pressure decreases
rate of pressure quicker in colder air with elevation
decrease differs than warmer air
between warm
and cold air Creates a gradient in which particle
columns in the move from warmer to colder air
atmosphere and columns (from higher to lower
how these pressure)
differences can
lead to Pressure gradient force will be from
horizontal lower to higher latitudes
pressure
gradients with Will cause winds to flow from the
elevation. equator to the poles
What does this Geostrophic winds? (wasnt on
mean for the exam1)
general direction -An air parcel initially at rest will
of the pressure move from high pressure to low
gradient force at pressure because of the pressure
upper levels of gradient force (PGF).
the atmosphere -However, as that air parcel begins
given the mean to move, it is deflected by the
latitudinal Coriolis force to the right in the
distribution of northern hemisphere (to the left on
temperature. the southern hemisphere).
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Terms in this set (62)
An aerosol is a suspension of fine
solid particles or liquid droplets, in
What are air or another gas. Aerosols can be
aerosols? natural or anthropogenic. Examples
of natural aerosols are fog, dust,
forest exudates and geyser steam
, -A fraction of the infrared energy
emitted by the surface passes
through the atmosphere without
being absorbed and reaches
space→ absorbed by atmospheric
greenhouse gases (GHGs). The
GHGs warm and in turn emit infrared
radiation. A fraction of the radiation
emitted by GHGs escapes into
space but some makes it way back
to the surface where new
Understand the
absorption can occur.
greenhouse
effect.
-Earth's surface mean temperature is
15°C, Earth's mean temperature
without natural greenhouse effect
would be -18°C
-Greenhouse effect is caused by
absorption and emission NOT
reflection of longwave radiation
-Greenhouse gases are efficient
absorbers of longwave radiation
, Spatial Pressure Gradient
-Change in pressure along a
particular spatial dimension
-The force associated with pressure
gradients is the MOST important
cause of movement in the
Definition of
atmosphere (winds) and the ocean
spatial pressure
(currents, waves)
gradient and
pressure
Pressure Gradient Force
gradient force*
-Force is exerted from the area of
high pressure (HP) toward the area
of low pressure (LP)
-The larger the pressure gradient,
the stronger the pressure gradient
force, the stronger the wind
, How the vertical Vertical rate of pressure decreases
rate of pressure quicker in colder air with elevation
decrease differs than warmer air
between warm
and cold air Creates a gradient in which particle
columns in the move from warmer to colder air
atmosphere and columns (from higher to lower
how these pressure)
differences can
lead to Pressure gradient force will be from
horizontal lower to higher latitudes
pressure
gradients with Will cause winds to flow from the
elevation. equator to the poles
What does this Geostrophic winds? (wasnt on
mean for the exam1)
general direction -An air parcel initially at rest will
of the pressure move from high pressure to low
gradient force at pressure because of the pressure
upper levels of gradient force (PGF).
the atmosphere -However, as that air parcel begins
given the mean to move, it is deflected by the
latitudinal Coriolis force to the right in the
distribution of northern hemisphere (to the left on
temperature. the southern hemisphere).
