GEOG 1202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lapse Rate, Cumulonimbus Cloud, Dew Point
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Distance between isobars - relate to wind speed. Clockwise in northern hemisphere, counterclockwise in southern hemisphere. Balance between pressure gradient force and coriolis. Hadley- two complete vertical convective circulation cells. Ferrel - average motion of air in the mid-latitudes. Doldrums trade winds from n and s hemispheres meet. Trade winds- major wind system of the tropics; blow from east to west. 3 major bands of precipitation, 2 dry bands. What creates the indian monsoon - seasonal reversal pattern of. El nino - episodic atmospheric and oceanic phenomenon of the equatorial. Land breeze - local wind blowing from land to water, usually night. Sea breezes- wind system along tropical coastal areas (midlatitude coastal areas) Valley breeze - cool air flows up hill; from low to high. Different ways water is stored" and how it moves from one storage to another. (ice expansion; top down; water vapor (dew point) Covalent bonding - hydrogen and oxgen atoms share electrons.
