BIOC40H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Kyoto Protocol, Sound Barrier, Radiosonde

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Sonic boom: sound barrier is broken to create sonic compression. , examples are bullwhip and aviation and this is when air travels faster than speed of sound. Process of transporting pops from parts of the world to the arctic regions. Through summer, pops travel with the wind and sinks during winter. Repeats itself until it reaches the pole. Compare and contrast land/sea breeze with monsoonal circulations. Land/sea is affected by coriolis and monsoon is not. Both are thermally driven leading to onshore and offshore breezes. Radiosonde, measuring the wind speed directly, but more importantly they record changes in pressure at specific altitudes. Early uses in persia and china included grain grinding and water pumping. Dutch used in agriculture industry and land drainage. Windturbine which was the extension of the windmill produced electricity used during opec crisis and 1990s with kyoto protocol. Sailing is possible with the wind as difference in air pressure and bernoulli"s principle.

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