GEOG 2050 Chapter : Chapter 8
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Climate long term (years: average conditions (sum / # of observations, nws 30-year average. Weather short term (hours: day to day condition of the atmosphere, forecast- future conditions for a particular day, more chaotic, less predictable than climate, nws. Meteorology: science of the atmosphere, physical condition, dynamics, chemistry, physics, linkages with land, forecast future conditions, satellites, supercomputers, why, storms can produce a tremendous amount of damage and loss of life, katrina ~ billion, sandy ~ billion. Synoptic conditions: synoptic analysis, the evolution of weather data collected at a specific time: same view , numerical analysis, databases of wind, pressure, temp, and moisture. Weather forecasting: awips- advanced weather interactive processing system (satellite data, asos- automated surface observing system (airports) (data collection) Doppler radar: radar- radio detection and ranging, sends a microwave signal and listens for the reflection, how the original signal was altered, changes in frequency give velocity, the doppler effect.
