Ocen atm lecture 3

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Created on: 07-01-17 17:10

Name the cells

polar, ferrel , hadley

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At a basic level, warm equatorial air will rise

and cold polar air will sink

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equatorial rising air is due to

tropical thunderstorms

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We can see:

Rising associated with high-latitude storms Rising air associated with tropical thunderstorms Falling air in the extra-tropics Falling air over the poles

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At high altitude a much simpler picture –

actually you can’t make out the return flow at all,

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Jet streams are normally

West to east

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actually subtropical and subpolar jet streams, but

smudged together when you average though time

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Air moving in the North Hemisphere is diverted to the

right

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air moving in the South hemisphere is diverted to the

left

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At a basic level, warm equatorial air will rise

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and cold polar air will sink

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equatorial rising air is due to

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We can see:

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Card 5

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At high altitude a much simpler picture –

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Ocen atm lecture 3