[MET 260] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (35 pages long)
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Atmosphere- the gases, droplets, and particles surrounding earths surface. Climate- the average or prevailing weather for a given region, characterized by temperature, moisture, precipitation, and winds. I am moving to southern arizona because it is warm and sunny. The highest temp ever recorded at this station is yesterdays high of 43c. #1 green house gas what it does for us: source of all clouds, absorbs heat from the earth. What it does for us: absorbs heat (from plants) What it does for us: very effective at absorbing heat from the earth (dead animals and cows contribute to methane) What it does for us- protects us from suns rays- absorbs ultraviolet radiation. Overview of the earths atmosphere : vertical structure. More force= greater pressure things get less dense as we travel up the. Straightline geostrophic winds: this is wind that results from a balance between the cf and the pgf, travel parallel to isobars, spacing of isobars indicates speed;
