Introduction to the Atmosphere
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Heating Earths Surface & Atmosphere |
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Vocabulary:
- advection - albedo - autumnal equinox - backscattering - conduction - convection - greenhouse effect - kinetic energy - latent heat - perihelion - potential energy - radiation - reflection - spring (vernal) equinox - summer solstice - winter solstice |
Temperature |
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Vocabulary:
- isotherm - Celsius - Fahrenheit - Kelvin - thermograph - thermometer - specific heat - temperature gradient |
Moisture and Atmospheric Stability |
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Vocabulary:
- absolute humidity - adiabatic temperature change - condensation - convergence - deposition - dew point - dew point temperature - evaporation - front - humidity - hygrometer - orographic lifting - relative humidity - sublimation - transpiration |
Forms of Condensation and Precipitation |
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Vocabulary:
- advection fog - precipitation fog - steam fog - upslope fog - cloud condensation nucleus - cloud seeding - cumulus - cirrus - stratus - low cloud - middle cloud - high cloud - freezing rain/glaze - frost - hail - rain - rime - sleet - snow |
Air Pressure & Winds |
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Vocabulary:
- aerovane - aneroid barometer - anticyclone - atmospheric pressure - barograph - Buys Ballot's Law - convergence - Coriolis force - cup anerometer - divergence - geostrophic wind - gradient wind - isobar - mercury barometer - millibar - mid latitude cyclone - pressure gradient force - prevailing wind - ridge - trough - US standard atmosphere - wind vane |
Circulation of the Atmosphere |
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