GEOG 2050 Midterm: Geography Exam 2 Test Review
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: line of constant (equal) pressure value on weather maps. Spacing of isobars indicates intensity of pressure difference (or gradient: closer isobars are, faster the wind speed, wider the isobars are, slower the wind speed, wind always moves from h l. Combined effect of pfg and the cf on air currents aloft. Pressure gradient force (pfg) difference in pressure across a surface. : the force which results when there is a. Coriolis force (cf) a rotating reference frame. : the deflection of moving objects when they are viewed in. : transfer of energy from warm objects to cooler objects. Measures atmospheric pressure via mercury in a tube. Measure in various units known as mb. Evangelistia torricelli developed the first mercury barometer. Beaufort wind scale conditions at sea or land. : empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed. Named after admiral beaufort of the british navy in 1806. Spring is dominated by dust and hear.
