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General Circulation of the Atmosphere

General Circulation of the Atmosphere. Hadley Cell. Monsoons. A monsoon is a term from early Arabs called the "Mausin," or "the season of winds." This was in reference to the seasonally shifting winds in the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions, including the Arabian Sea. Indian Monsoon.

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General Circulation of the Atmosphere

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  1. General Circulation of the Atmosphere

  2. Hadley Cell

  3. Monsoons A monsoon is a term from early Arabs called the "Mausin," or "the season of winds." This was in reference to the seasonally shifting winds in the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions, including the Arabian Sea.

  4. Indian Monsoon SW US Monsoon

  5. Monsoon

  6. Monsoon Origin

  7. West African Monsoon

  8. Southwest U.S. Monsoon

  9. The Jet Stream • A long, narrow current of strong winds in the midlatitudes that is generally found in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (roughly 25,000-35,000 ft, 400-250 hPa). • First became obvious during WWII as high flying aircraft was sped up and slowed down on their missions. • Strongest can exceed 200 mph. Nearly always from the west in midlatitudes

  10. B-29s flying westward to Japan

  11. Jet Streams are NOT uniform

  12. Why Do We Care About the Jet? • Knowing the location of jet streams can aid in weather forecasting. The path of jet streams steers cyclonic storm systems at lower levels in the atmosphere. • The main commercial relevance of the jet streams is in air travel, as flight time can be dramatically affected by either flying with the flow or against the flow of a jet stream.  • Clear-air turbulence is could be found in a jet stream's vicinity. It can cause aircraft to plunge and is a potential hazard to aircraft passenger safety.

  13. Polar is most important 10-16km 7-12km http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream//global/jet.htm

  14. Jet Streams Associated with Horizontal Temperature Gradients

  15. Polar Jet Stream Facts • Strongest in winter. Why? Horizontal temperature gradients are largest then • Jet stream weakens and moves northward during the spring and summer. • Strongest jets streams on average are where the largest temperature gradients occur: western Pacific and western Atlantic in the midlatitudes.

  16. Air Masses

  17. Maritime Tropical Source Region

  18. Continental Polar Source Region

  19. Continental Tropical Source Region

  20. Maritime Polar

  21. Bering Sea Cloud Streets

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