GEOG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Intertropical Convergence Zone, Pressure-Gradient Force, Coriolis Force
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If circulation didn"t occur, equatorial regions would constantly get hotter, and polar regions would constantly get colder: red skies at night, sailors delight . Red skies at night imply that skies are clear, and will be clear the following day (from the west) Red skies in the morning imply that the clear weather is to the east and shitty weather is upon us: driving forces within the atmosphere. Ascending, converging: coriolis force and winds. Only acts on air when it has been sent into motion by pressure gradient force. Only influences wind direction and never wind speed. Not strong: coriolis force cool facts. A person walking a rate of 10m per minute toward a point in space drifts 40m/km. An auto travelling 100km/hr drifts 4. 5m in 1. 6km. A bullet fired at 120m/s drifts 2. 5mm in 1s. An artillery shell fired at 750m/s drifts 60m in 33km.
