GEO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Evaporation, Advection, Ultraviolet
8 Nov 2017
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A cold front is the leading edge of a cool air mass actively displacing warm air. A warm front is the leading edge of an advancing warm front. A stationary front is the common boundary between 2 air masses in a situation in which neither air mass displaces the other. When air is heated it begins to rise throughout the atmosphere: define the following terms: ridge, trough, high and low. A ridge is a linear or elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure. A trough is a linear or elongated band of relatively low atmospheric pressure. A high is an area of relatively high atmospheric pressure. The bergeron process is a process that produces precipitation. The goes satellite supports weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and meteorology research: define the following terms: reflection, scattering and transmission. Reflection is an objects ability to repel waves without altering either the object or waves.
