ATM 103 Lecture 1: ATM 103 Lec 1

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
• Course: ATM 103
• Professor: Kevin Reed

Document Summary

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. This state is defined with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. The meteorological conditions (i. e. , temperature, precipitation, wind, etc. ) that characteristically prevail in a particular region. It influences our daily lives: our schedules, our businesses, our economies, our recreation, our culture. Winter storm jonas (2016: 55 deaths, over million in economic losses. Sandy (2012: affected 24 states, > billion in damages in us, 233 deaths in 8 countries.