Atmospheric
Sciences 101
Graphics and Weblinks Used in Lecture Sessions
Note:
The
graphics and links provided here are only those which are difficult to
copy down
by note-taking
in class, and not readily available from the textbook or from other
parts of
the 101 website. They are provided to assist you in your note-taking.
They
don't replace your own notes.
Week 1:
Intro to
class, atmospheric composition, pressure, & temperature
Reading
the surface weather map (WW2010)
Drawing
isobars and other lines on a weather map (WW2010)
Forces
controlling surface wind-Northern Hemisphere
Forces
controlling surface wind-Southern Hemisphere
Week
3:
Week
4:
Diurnal Cycle
Methods of weather forecasting
Predictability and uncertainty
Week
5:
Fronts,
Part 2
Lifting at a cold front (animation from
WW2010)
Lifting at a warm front (animation from
WW2010)
Week
8:
Week
9:
Characteristics
of water drops and ice particles in clouds
Real
examples of different types of ice particles
Complete Cloud
Atlas
Week
11: