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WEATHER – Part II Moisture/Weather Patterns/Weather Prediction

WEATHER – Part II Moisture/Weather Patterns/Weather Prediction. Moisture and Precipitation. CLOUDS, STORMS, AIR MASSES and FRONTS. Photo Taken From: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/tstorms/ingredient.htm. “Orographic” or Terrain Lift .

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WEATHER – Part II Moisture/Weather Patterns/Weather Prediction

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  1. WEATHER – Part II Moisture/Weather Patterns/Weather Prediction

  2. Moisture and Precipitation

  3. CLOUDS, STORMS, AIR MASSES and FRONTS

  4. Photo Taken From: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/tstorms/ingredient.htm

  5. “Orographic” or Terrain Lift

  6. Photo Taken From: http://odin.physastro.mnsu.edu/~eskridge/astr102/convection_cloud_ex.gif

  7. Air Masses

  8. Cold Front http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter11/graphics/cf_xsect.jpg

  9. Photo Taken From: http://englishrussia.com/images/moscow_storm/1.jpg

  10. Looking Down From Above Image Taken Fromhttp://www.frogview.com/uploadimages4/49a259851a5090.06024151frogview-gallery.jpg

  11. Cold Front and Warm FrontWhat kind of weather? http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/5401/5530720/AAAHHAA0.jpg

  12. FRONTAL PRECIPITATIONCold fronts: Cold air wedges up warm moist air = Moderate to large thunderstorms at warm/cold boundary.Warm fronts: Warm air gradually rises. Light to heavy rain ahead of the warm air mass.

  13. http://library.thinkquest.org/5818/maps.html

  14. Put it all together

  15. Air Masses

  16. Weather Forecast for St. Louis for Monday 8, March 2010 http://www.ksdk.com/weather/default.aspx

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