MET 2010C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Polar Front, Santa Ana Winds, Occluded Front
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This is not intended to cover all topics that will be on the exam, nor will every topic on this list be on the exam. It is merely a guide to be used to assist your study. Be able to determine lapse rate and stability given charts of elr: know the relationship between elr and adiabatic rates in relationship to atmospheric stability. Why do they blow parallel to isobars at such high speeds: what are gradient winds, ridges and troughs, what are the properties of cyclones and anticyclones. Air pressure, divergent/convergent air, rising/sinking air, clockwise/counterclockwise rotation and associated weather: how is wind direction labeled, vocabulary: wind, atmospheric pressure, isobar, friction, wind vane, cup anemometer and aerovane. Chapter 7 circulation of the atmosphere: know the different scales of wind and circulation on earth and examples of each. Microscale, mesoscale, macroscale, planetary scale and synoptic scale: know the different types of local winds, what causes them, and what direction they blow.
