why do we have weather?
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Why Do We Have Weather?. An Introduction. Take good notes! There will be a quiz at the end of this presentation. WHY DO WE HAVE THE WEATHER ?. Just think about it! Why is there wind? Why does it blow from one direction one day and another the next? Why is it rainy one day and dry the next? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Why Do We Have Weather?
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An IntroductionTake good notes! There will be
a quiz at the end of this presentation.
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WHY DO WE HAVE THE WEATHER ?
Just think about it! Why is there wind? Why does it blow
from one direction one day and another the next?
Why is it rainy one day and dry the next?
How come it’s cold in the winter? How can we have hail in the summer? What causes snow and freezing rain?
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Let’s take a look at the weather picture and why we have
weather!
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If we were to pick one term to help explain why we have weather, what do you think would be a good word?
You might pick heat or sun….but another good choice would be
Convection
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Convection is the transfer of heat,
usually in gases or liquids.
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After the atmosphere is warmed by radiation and conduction, the heat is transferred
throughout the atmosphere by convection. Since warmed air has
more space between the molecules, it’s less dense and rises
Cooled air is more dense and tends to sink
In general, air near the equator tends to rise and air near the poles tends to sink
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Take a look at this!
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Notice the band of clouds around the equator ?
This is the ITCZ or inter tropical convergence zone
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Why do you think there is this band of clouds near the
equator?
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Did you figure it out? Warm, moist air in the topics rises Cold air can hold less moisture than
warm air As the moist air rises, it condenses
and forms clouds!More on this later
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Consequences of Rotation: the Coriolis effect
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The Weather Highways The rotation of the
earth creates the Coriolis effect.
The Coriolis effect causes the air and water to be deflected to the right north of the equator.
This creates global weather highways
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The Westerlies Because of our latitude,
most of our weather comes from the west
Looking at the weather map, what type of weather might we expect?
What type of weather might we expect in a few days?
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Let’s break for a short review1.Transfer of heat in liquids or
gases_____2. _____ air is dense and tends to sink.3. Band of clouds found around the
equator______4. Cold air holds _____ moisture than
warm air5. The Coriolis effect causes the air and
water to be deflected to the _____ of the equator
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How did you do?1. CONVECTION
2. COLD
3. ITCZ
4. LESS
5. RIGHT
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Now What? Ok, so we know that the weather
moves around on these highways and that warm air rises and cold air sinks.
But why is it sunny one day, and rainy the next?
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Let’s take another look at the weather map
Notice that there are H’s and L’s on the map
There are also blue lines with spikes and red lines with half circles
Let’s take a closer look!
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High Pressure Areas When cooler air
sinks and is warmed, the air can hold more moisture
This usually means sunny skies
Winds tend to move clockwise around a high
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Low Pressure Areas When warm air rises
and is cooled, the air can not hold as much moisture
Often, these areas are associated with precipitation and stormy weather
Winds tend to move counter clockwise around the low
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So, if you see a big H on the weather map over the area you
live, you can expect fair weather
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When you see a big L in your area, there will probably be
stormy weather
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These highs and lows move or less along the jet stream and bring us our weather
changes
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Fronts and Air Masses An air mass is a large body of air whose temperature and moisture are
fairly similar at a given altitude Fronts are boundaries separating
different air masses
There are four different air masses that affect the United States
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The Air Masses cP( continental polar) : cold, dry stable cT( continental tropical) : hot, dry,
stable air aloft, unstable at the surface mP( maritime polar) : cool, moist,
unstable mT( maritime tropical) : warm, moist,
unstable
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This map shows the air mass source regions and there paths
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Ok, now we see the difference in the air masses
Let’s look at the different fronts and their impact on weather
Can you see the four different types of fronts on the map?
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Warm Fronts A warm front is
warm air displacing cool air diagram
Shallow leading edge warm air must “overrun” cold air
These are usually slow moving
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Cold Fronts Cold air advances
into region of warm air
Intensity of precipitation greater, but short lived
Clearing conditions after front passes
Usually approaches from W or NW
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Stationary Fronts
Surface positions of the front do not move
Often a region of clouds
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Occluded Fronts Cold front
overtakes warm front
Often found close to the low pressure center
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Ready for a little quiz?You’ll need a sheet of paper
Write your answers as we go
Here we go!
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1. Winds in a low
pressure system move _____ around the low LL
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2. What type of
front can be found close to point D ?
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3. Which of these
fronts would you expect to have greater precipitation, but be short lived as the front passes?
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4. Give the name
of the air mass that would have the following characteristics:
cool, moist, unstable
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5.That important weather word that refers to the transfer of
heat
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6.In general, air near the equator
tend to_____ ( rise or fall )
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7.
It causes air and water to be deflected to the right north
of the equator
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8.Which of the weather highways
usuallycontrols our weather
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9.Warm air holds ( more or less )
moisture than cold air
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10. If there is a big
H on the weather map
where you live, would you
expect fair or stormy weather
HH
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How did you do?Let’s check the answers!
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Answers 1. Counterclockwise 8. Westerlies 2. Cold 9. More 3. Cold 10. Fair 4. Maritime polar (mP) 5. Convection 6. Rise 7. Coriolis