GEOS 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pressure-Gradient Force, Geostrophic Wind, Fluid Parcel
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Example: the beach, the sand and parking lot to the beach are always so hot, but the water does not always feel as warm on some days. The difference between the highest and the lowest average annual temperatures for a location. Largest average annual temp ranges occur at subpolar locations within the continental interiors of north america and asia. (64 degrees celsius= 115 degrees fahrenheit) The energy is absorbed or released in each phase change from one state to another. Heat energy is absorbed as the latent heat of melting, vaporization, or evaporation. From warmer to cooler portions: convection: transfer of heat from one place to another through physical moment of air; involves a strong vertical motion, advection: horizontal moment of air or water from one place to another. Four forces determine the speed and the direction of winds: gravitational force exerts a virtually uniform pressure on the atmosphere over all of.
