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Chapter 2 Section 3

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Outline for Lecture 16

Outline for Lecture 16. (Chapter 7). Recap. (Chapter 8) Air Masses Source Regions Classifying Air Masses Air Mass Modification Properties of North American Air Masses. (Chapter 9) Fronts. 4/03/01. 4/1/03. Zonal Precipitation Patterns are Related to Pressure Patterns. H. L. H.

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Hypothesis #1: Which do you think will heat up faster----- sand or water?

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Weather and Climate

Weather and Climate. Chapter 17 and sections of Chapter 9. Atmosphere Composition. Mixture of gases- 78% Nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases. The biggest component of the other gases is carbon dioxide-.3%. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged by photosynthesis and respiration.

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Air Masses

Air Masses . What is an air mass?. An Air Mass is defined as a body of air with uniform temperature and moisture characteristics Air masses take on the qualities of the areas where they were formed. They are huge! . Air masses are classified according to:. Temperature and Moisture .

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Air Masses

Air Masses. and how they control our weather. Air Mass. An air mass is a body of air with similar properties throughout. Similar temperature. Similar moisture content. Can be thousands of km across. Categorized by where they form. Types of Air Masses. Basic categories of air masses.

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AIR MASSES AND FRONTS

AIR MASSES AND FRONTS. Air Masses Six Kinds of North American Air Masses Characteristics of Each Air Mass Kinds of Fronts Front Interactions Principal Storm Tracks. AIR MASSES.

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