'Warm air rides' presentation slideshows

What happens when air masses meet?

What happens when air masses meet?. What is an air mass?. Large volume of air with uniform temperature and humidity readings Gets its characteristics from where it forms Continental : forms over land (dry) Maritime : forms over water (moist) Tropical : forms near equator (warm)

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Fronts and Temperature Advection

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Oceanic Influences on Climate

Oceanic Influences on Climate. Ocean currents redistribute heat. Large scale currents are called gyres. North Atlantic Gyre Includes the Gulf Stream. SST in Gulf Stream- July. Influence of Gulf stream SST on air temp. Walker cell circulation. El Nino and La Nina years since 1950.

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Atmospheric Circulation in a nutshell

Atmospheric Circulation in a nutshell. Hot air rises (rains a lot) in the tropics Air cools and sinks in the subtropics (deserts) Poleward-flow is deflected by the Coriolis force into westerly jet streams in the temperate zone

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Air Masses and Fronts

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Air Masses

Air Masses . Air Mass - an extremely large body of air whose properties of temperature and moisture content (humidity), at any given altitude, are fairly similar in any horizontal direction. . Source Regions. Geographic areas where an air mass originates.

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