METR 1014 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Santa Ana Winds, Sea Breeze, Katabatic Wind
5 May 2016
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The following questions/statements are meant to help you focus on the most important concepts that we"ve covered so far in class (and in the textbook). They do not represent all possible questions that could be asked on the exam. Describe the formation of the following types of thermal circulations: circulations generated by pressure gradients produced by differential heating- caused by variations in local surface composition or topographical effects. ***since the pressure at any location is determined by the weight of the air above it, the removal of air from higher levels causes the pressure at levels below to decrease. In the case of a developing sea-breeze circulation, an area of low pressure develops over land at the surface in response to the removal of air at higher levels by offshore flow. Mountain breeze: differential heating caused by slope of mountain loosing heat: at night sides of mountain cool down, and cooler air is pulled down by gravity.
