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ATM OCN 100 - Summer 2002 ATM OCN 100 - Summer 2002 EXAM 3 REVIEW:EXAM 3 REVIEW:

50-60 minute EXAM IS CUMULATIVE, 50-60 minute EXAM IS CUMULATIVE, BUT MORE WEIGHT TO RECENT 2 WEEKSBUT MORE WEIGHT TO RECENT 2 WEEKS

EXAM STRUCTUREEXAM STRUCTURE– Completion (Fill In the Blank) Completion (Fill In the Blank) – Multiple Choice Multiple Choice – MatchingMatching– No No Arithmetic ComputationsArithmetic Computations– No No True-False QuestionsTrue-False Questions

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WINDS & WIND THEORYWINDS & WIND THEORY

SIMPLE MODELSSIMPLE MODELS– Hydrostatic BalanceHydrostatic Balance– Geostrophic, Gradient, Friction-Layer flowGeostrophic, Gradient, Friction-Layer flow

LINKAGE BETWEEN VERTICAL & LINKAGE BETWEEN VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL FLOWHORIZONTAL FLOW– Equation of Mass ContinuityEquation of Mass Continuity– CompensationCompensation

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LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION REGIMESREGIMES

LAKE (SEA) - LAND BREEZELAKE (SEA) - LAND BREEZE MOUNTAIN - VALLEY BREEZEMOUNTAIN - VALLEY BREEZE

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PLANETARY SCALE ATMOSPHERIC PLANETARY SCALE ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION REGIMECIRCULATION REGIME

Prevailing Wind Fields & Prevailing Wind Fields & Semi-permanent Pressure SystemsSemi-permanent Pressure Systems

Relating Planetary Atmospheric Relating Planetary Atmospheric Circulation Regimes to:Circulation Regimes to:– OCEANIC CIRCULATION REGIMEOCEANIC CIRCULATION REGIME– BIOMESBIOMES

Planetary-Scale Circulation TheoriesPlanetary-Scale Circulation Theories & Models & Models

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PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION REGIMECIRCULATION REGIME (con’t.)(con’t.)

Planetary-Scale Jet StreamsPlanetary-Scale Jet Streams Thermal Wind RelationshipThermal Wind Relationship Anomalous Circulation PatternsAnomalous Circulation Patterns

– El Niño - Southern OscillationEl Niño - Southern Oscillation [ENSO Events][ENSO Events]

– La NiñaLa Niña Monsoon Circulation RegimeMonsoon Circulation Regime

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MID-LATITUDE WEATHER SYSTEMSMID-LATITUDE WEATHER SYSTEMS

Air MassesAir Masses– NomenclatureNomenclature– Source RegionsSource Regions

Fronts Fronts – ColdCold– WarmWarm– StationaryStationary– OccludedOccluded

Vertical Structure of Weather SystemsVertical Structure of Weather Systems

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MID-LATITUDE WEATHER SYSTEMS MID-LATITUDE WEATHER SYSTEMS (con’t.)(con’t.)

EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONESEXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES

Relative sizes and climatologyRelative sizes and climatology Cyclogenesis regionsCyclogenesis regions Storm tracksStorm tracks The occlusion processThe occlusion process Relationship with upper level flowRelationship with upper level flow Weather & cloud sequences associated with Weather & cloud sequences associated with

migratory cyclonesmigratory cyclones

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