GEOG 1300 Final: Geo 1300 Final Notes.pdf

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 1300
• Professor: Katelyn Congreves

Document Summary

Air masses affect temperature, humidity and stability. Weather: the short term condition of the atmosphere. Temperature, air pressure relative humidity, wind speed and direction, daylength and sun angle are important elements that contribute to weather. 4 air mass categories (5 mc on weather in general: arctic: very cold, polar: take shape at 90 degrees latitude (both n and s), cold, equatorial: warm, tropical: form in low latitude areas, moderately warm. (humidity factor: c for continental, m for maritime) A - arctic mt - maritime tropical ct - continental tropical mp - maritime polar cp - continental polar. Cyclogenesis: fronts meet, warm air pushed over cold air, warm air moves north on east side of low pressure area, cold air mass moves south, causes a rotation. Occluded stage: cold air mass moves faster and pinches the warm air. Dissolving stage: uplift of warm air over cold air is cut off.