Mid-latitude Cyclones

Jul 22, 2012

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Review of last lecture. Tropical cyclone genesis: 6 necessary conditions, 4 stagesTropical cyclone tracksTropical cyclone structure: 3 major components, rotation direction of inflow and outflow, 3 feedbacksTropical cyclone destruction: 4 reasons? Which side has the most intense destruction? Why?

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Mid-latitude Cyclones

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1. Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts

Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts. Lecture 12 AOS 101. Homework 4. COLDEST TEMPS. GEOSTROPHIC BALANCE. Homework 4. L. FASTEST WINDS. Rising Air. Consider an air parcel rising through the atmosphere The parcel expands as it rises

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Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

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Mid-latitude Wave Cyclones

Midlatitude Cyclones. Extratropical cyclone or wave cycloneLow pressure area with cyclonic (counter-clockwise) circulation.Atmosphere collects water by evaporation and returns it as precipitationMajor weather machine for mid-latitudesCounter-part in tropics is hurricane. Mid-latitude Cyclone C

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Mid-latitude Cyclones

Chapter 12. Mid-latitude Cyclones. Polar Front Theory. Polar front is a semi-continuous boundary separating cold, polar air from more moderate mid-latitude air Mid-latitude cyclone (wave cyclone) forms and moves along polar front in wavelike manner

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Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure

Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure. Lecture 13 CASE STUDY DUE NEXT WEEK!. Review. Extratropical cyclones generally first develop along an intersection of two airmasses (like a stationary front)

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Mid-latitude Cyclones and Weather Forecasting

Mid-latitude Cyclones and Weather Forecasting. AT351 Lab 9 March 26, 2008. Mid-latitude ( Extratropical ) Cyclone. A cyclone (area of low pressure) in the middle (35°-70°) latitudes Important for global heat transport

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Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-latitude Cyclones. A low pressure system in which the winds flow counterclockwise in the N. Hem. Accompanied by a warm front and a cold front The major weather producer for the U.S. Mid-latitude Cyclones. Figure 18.9 on pg. 502. Lifecycle: 6 stages Formation Wave development

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Boundary layer ventilation by mid-latitude cyclones

Boundary layer ventilation by mid-latitude cyclones. Victoria Sinclair , Stephen Belcher, Suzanne Gray. Motivation. Aerosol. θ. Pollution is mainly emitted near the surface and can be trapped by an inversion Affects human health Affects vegetation Corrodes buildings

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ATM 407 Weather Analysis Lab 4: Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts

ATM 407 Weather Analysis Lab 4: Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts. Matt Onderlinde Sept 13, 2012 Name_________________________. Key Concepts of Lab 4.

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Wind Circulations, Fronts, & Mid-Latitude Cyclones

Wind Circulations, Fronts, & Mid-Latitude Cyclones. Geostrophic Winds. Geostrophic Wind Wind flowing in a straight path, parallel to the isobars at a constant speed. Above the influence of friction (the Boundary Layer) a given parcel will accelerate toward the lower pressure due to the PGF.

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Mid-latitude Climates

Mid-latitude Climates. Marine West Coast Climate. UK Air Masses. Air mass types m = maritime, wet c = continental, dry P = polar, cold T = tropical, warm A mP cP mT cT. UK Weather.

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Friction in Mid-latitude Cyclones

Friction in Mid-latitude Cyclones. Ian Boutle Bob Plant, Stephen Belcher, Bob Beare, Andy Brown. Motivation. Many studies have shown the significance of friction in formation and dissipation of cyclones Up to 50% reduced growth rate

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Chapter 13 Middle Latitude Cyclones

Chapter 13 Middle Latitude Cyclones. This chapter discusses: The location, vertical structure, and developmental stages of middle latitude cyclones How upper level convergent winds, abrupt topographic features, and planetary longwaves may enhance cyclonic development at the surface.

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Middle-Latitude Cyclones - II

Middle-Latitude Cyclones - II. Review and Outline. The polar front model (Norwegian model) of a developing mid-latitude cyclonic storm represents a simplified but useful model of how an ideal storm progresses through the stages of birth, maturity and dissipation.

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MID LATITUDE CYCLONES

MID LATITUDE CYCLONES. Grade 11 & 12 Climatology. What is a mid latitude cyclone. Explanation of the numbers above: The LP is caused by rising air. Air converges towards the LP area before rising. The centre is marked by an L on a synoptic weather map.

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Classic Mid-latitude Cyclones

Classic Mid-latitude Cyclones. Classic Mid-Latitude Cyclones. History of Cyclone Research Revisiting the Classic Structure Air flow patterns Moisture patterns Cloud patterns Lifecycle of Classic Cyclones East Coast Cyclone Colorado Lee-side Cyclone Anticyclones Climatology

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Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure

Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure. Lecture 9 November 4, 2009. Review. The figure to the right represents a typical midlatitude cyclone Cold, dry air is advected eastward behind the cold front Warm , moist air is advected north behind the warm front

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Middle Latitude Cyclones

Middle Latitude Cyclones. By Jenny Barnes. An Introduction:. Mid-Latitude cyclones are also known as extra-tropical or frontal cyclones These weather systems are named for occurring in the middle latitudes of earth.

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Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones. The Polar Front Theory was postulated in the early part of the twentieth century to describe the formation, development, and dissipation of mid-latitude cyclones. Mid-latitude cyclones are large systems that travel

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Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones. Bergen school - Vilhelm Bjerknes: The Polar Front Theory was postulated in the early part of the twentieth century to describe the formation, development, and dissipation of mid-latitude cyclones. Mid-latitude cyclones are large systems that travel

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Mid-Latitude Cyclones

Mid-Latitude Cyclones. Low Pressure storm systems in the mid-latitudes Starts at a Polar Front – the boundary at which cold polar air (cP) meets the warmer air (mT) of the mid-latitudes. Lasts several days as it moves across the USA. Stages of a Wave Cyclone. Stage 1: Stationary Front

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Middle Latitude Cyclones

Middle Latitude Cyclones. This chapter discusses: The location, vertical structure, and developmental stages of middle latitude cyclones How upper level convergent winds, abrupt topographic features, and planetary longwaves may enhance cyclonic development at the surface.

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Presentation Transcript

Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts

Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-latitude Wave Cyclones

Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure

Mid-latitude Cyclones and Weather Forecasting

Mid-latitude Cyclones

Boundary layer ventilation by mid-latitude cyclones

ATM 407 Weather Analysis Lab 4: Mid-Latitude Cyclones and Fronts

Wind Circulations, Fronts, &amp; Mid-Latitude Cyclones

Mid-latitude Climates

Friction in Mid-latitude Cyclones

Chapter 13 Middle Latitude Cyclones

Middle-Latitude Cyclones - II

MID LATITUDE CYCLONES

Classic Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-Latitude Cyclones: Vertical Structure

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

Chapter 10 Mid-latitude Cyclones

Mid-Latitude Cyclones

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Wind Circulations, Fronts, & Mid-Latitude Cyclones