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Chapter 12 ES/sc

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short term variations in the atmosphere weather
long term average in the atmosphere climate
a large volume of air that has the same characteristics air mass
the area over which the air mass forms source region
fluids and objects moving in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line coriolis effect
zones between 60 degrees N and 60 degrees S polar easterlies
wind systems located between 30 N and 60 N, and 30 S and 60 S prevailing westerlies
between 30 N and 30 S are two circulation belts of wind trade winds
narrow band of fast wind jet stream
collision of two air masses front
measures temperature thermomeater
measures air pressure barometer
measures wind anemometer
measures humidity hygrometer
used for gathering upper-atmospheric data radiosonde
change in pitch or frequency doppler effect
a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time station model
lines of equal pressure isobars
lines of equal temperature isotherms
created by applying physical principles and mathematics to atmospheric variables and then making a prediction digital forecast
based on a comparison of current weather patterns to similar weather patterns from the past analog forecast
Created by: shanecrawford
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