ATMS 502 Graphics from Lectures

Atmospheric Sciences 502
Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology
Fall 2007

Graphics from Lectures
Last updated 30 November 2007

This webpage will be used to supplement lecture material with graphics, links, etc. It will also be used to provide graphics for lab exercises. It will be updated on an as-needed basis.

Introduction
Balanced Flow

300 mb heights and geostrophic winds
Plot of 300 mb geostrophic winds and geopotential height. Note the latitude dependence on geostrophic winds and the relationship between the height gradient and geostrophic winds.

300 mb heights, geostrophic and observed winds
Observed winds, red and geostrophic winds, blue. Note the differences between observed and geostrophic winds at the ridges, troughs and straight flow.

1000 mb heights, geostrophic and observed winds
Observed winds, red, and geostrophic winds, blue. Note the frictional turning of the wind.

1000 mb heights, geostrophic and observed winds
Observed winds, green, geostrophic winds, blue. Note the frictional turning is less over the ocean.

Cyclone Structure
Examples of strong fronts

Soundings for 12 UTC 10 Nov 98

Loop of Soundings

Timeseries for 12 UTC 10 Nov 98

Timeseries plots

Satellite images for lab 5

Garp Maps for Jan96 case