GEOG 2050 Study Guide - Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System, Lifted Condensation Level, Rain Shadow
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Meteorology: science of the atmosphere, physical condition temp, precipitation, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, dynamical how air masses are moving through the atmosphere, chemistry gasses and pollution in the atmosphere, physics gas laws, linkages with land, forecast future conditions, satellites, supercomputers, why, storms can produce a tremendous amount of damage and loss of life, e. g. , billion in 1998, katrina ~ billion, wsr 88d coverage doppler radar detects direction of moisture droplets indicating direction and speed, figure 8. 1b. Doppler radar: radar, radio detection and ranging, sends a microwave signal and listens for the reflection, how the original signal was altered, changes in frequency give velocity, the doppler effect, figure 8. 1b. Air masses: figure 4. 12 (7th) 4. 10 (10th, the earth"s surface gives the overlying air its characteristics, temperature and moisture, stability, air mass movement, west to east, fig 6. 12 (7th) 6. 11 (8th) would you characterize this map as climatological or.
