Lecture Week 5: Topics

Atmospheric Pressure

[REF: AJJ12 Ch 8 p 225-232 / AJJ16 Ch 8 p 212-219]

• Horizontal changes and isobars
• Vertical changes in pressure
• ideal gas law
• Active Figure 1 (IGL)
• measurement of pressure

Hydrostatic Law

[REF: AJJ12 - Ch 8 p 250-251 / AJJ16 Ch 8 p 237]

• derivation
• meaning
• application - determining elevation: hypsometric equation
• application - vertical change in pressure within thermal highs and lows
• problem 2

Airmasses

[REF: AJJ12 - Ch 11 / AJJ16 Ch 11 p 310-320]

• formation and source regions
• classification based on latitude and maritime/continental
• common airmasses in north america

Fronts

[REF: AJJ12 - Ch 11 / AJJ16 Ch 11 p 320-332]

• structure of cold and warm fronts
• Active Figure 11.18 (warm front)
• Active Figure 11.14 (cold front)
• weather associated with fronts