Atms 100 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? - Answer Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Argon What is the difference between weather and climate? - Answer CANNOT use individual weather events to prove or disprove changes in climate! Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get What is the difference between satellites and radar? - Answer Radars view precipitation from the ground What is Doppler radar? - Answer a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to de...

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? - Answer Oxygen (21%) and Nitrogen (78%) Difference between weather and climate - Answer -Weather is the conditions particular in a tame in place (What you get) -Climate is the average weather over a long period of time What is the doppler radar? - Answer Can sense motion of perception particles How is wind direction defined? - Answer From the way its blowing The difference between satellites and radar? - Answer -satellites...

Which gases are the primary constituents of the atmosphere? (4) - Answer Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor. What is the difference between weather and climate? - Answer Weather is current; climate is long-term trends. What is the difference between satellites and radar? - Answer Satellites observe from space (above), and radar observes from the ground (below). What is Doppler radar? - Answer Doppler radar tracks and measures movement. How is wind direction defined? - Answ...

What is a constant pressure surface? - Answer Maps that show areas of constant pressure, similar to constant height maps How are low and high heights related to temperatures below that pressure surface? - Answer Low heights mean cool air below High heights mean warm air below How do you identify ridges and troughs on an upper air map? - Answer Ridges have are at the top of a hill Troughs are at the bottom, like a valley What is the pressure gradient force? In what direction does it ac...

Low pressure systems - Answer air convergence is at surface, divergence is aloft high pressure systems - Answer convergence is aloft and divergence is at surface surface level convergence pushes air.. - Answer up clouds and precipitation come from - Answer rising air Troughs have divergence.. - Answer on the right, convergence on the left How do you strengthen a surface cyclone? - Answer When upper-level divergence is greater than surface convergence Air flow is faster at.. - A...