ATM 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stratopause, Ideal Gas Law, U.S. Route 6 In Pennsylvania
25 Sep 2016
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Day 1: october 6, 2014: course overview. Tornadoes can turn clockwise or counter-clockwise (cyclonic circulation) Safest place would be in a car or something covered that will disperse the lightning shock. Learn how to be prepared for an ice storm or hurricane like katrina. The clouds can show signs of if it is safe to fly. Severe weather and how it is categorized by size ( scale : large-scale (~1000km, general circulation (heat waves, jet stream turbulence, mid-lat. Cyclones (cold air ourbreaks, ice storms, blizzards: mesoscale (~100mk, hurricanes, floods, windstorms. It depends on the measure: heat waves are the most dangerous to people, but hurricanes and floods cause the most economic loss, basic atmospheric properties, atmospheric composition. ~0-4% (varies: near the equator, the temperatures are higher; near the oceans, there is lots of moisture. The higher in altitude, the colder and drier the sky is.
