Structure of Large Mid-Latitude Weather Systems |  |
Weblinks
| Force of Gravity | | Newton's universal law of gravity explained.
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http://www.onlineastronomy.com/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html
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| Force of Winds | | Explains gradient, pressure, and Coriolis force in an abbreviated format with diagrams.
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http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml
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| Geostrophic Wind | | Short article and diagram of winds.
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http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/geos.rxml
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| Troughs and Ridges | | Long and detailed article about what they are and how they develop.
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http://psb.usu.edu/courses/bmet2000/cyclone.html
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| Gradient Wind | | Good article with diagrams on gradient wind and how it behaves.
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http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/grad.rxml
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| Wind and Friction | | Article with diagrams explain how friction affects wind.
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http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/fric.rxml
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| Vertical Movement | | Long article with graphics explaining vertical movement in cold air masses.
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http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/soo/docu/forcing1.htm
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| Air Pressure Movement | | Discussion of how and why air moves from one pressure system to another.
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http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/Weather/Older/Pressure.html
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| Jet Stream | | Fundamentals of the jet stream explained with text and diagrams. Glossary is also available.
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http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7q.html
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| Air Masses and Frontal Zones | | Good diagrams and explanation of the different types of air masses and frontal zones. Also explains what happens when they collide.
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http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7r.html
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| Current Jet Stream | | Intellicast weather site gives you a current image of the jet stream location everyday. It is interesting to watch it change location, which gives you an idea of why your weather that day is the way it is.
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http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/JetStream/
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| Mid-Latitude Weather | |
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http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/lectures/lecture_midlatitude_weather.html
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| Wind and Pressure | |
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http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr151/tut/windpres/windmain.html
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education