'Extratropical cyclone' presentation slideshows

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Projection of Changes in Extremes by Very High Resolution Atmospheric Models Akio KITOH Meteorological Research Institu

IPCC Extremes-SR Scoping Meeting, 23 March 2009, Oslo, Norway Projection of Changes in Extremes by Very High Resolution Atmospheric Models Akio KITOH Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan Precipitation changes IPCC AR4 CMIP3 models White: <2/3 of models agree on sign of change

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SO441 Synoptic Meteorology

SO441 Synoptic Meteorology. Extratropical cyclones. Cloud pattern typically associated with an extratropical cyclone (Image courtesy NASA). Visible satellite image 26 Oct 2010. Low pressure 955.2 mb . Image courtesy NASA. Extratropical cyclones. What is an extratropical cyclone?

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Winter storms

Winter storms. SO441 Lesson 9. What is a winter storm?. Extratropical cyclone, often accompanied by strong: Surface temperature gradients Cyclonic surface wind field Heavy precipitation Usually (but not always) synoptic scale and forced by upper-level height field

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A Case Study of Severe Winter Convection in the Midwest

A Case Study of Severe Winter Convection in the Midwest. Paul Cody and Tim Gibbs. Lecture Outline. Introduction Background Synoptic Analysis Mesoscale Analysis Lincoln and Davenport Sounding Analyses Radar Analysis Lightning Analysis Summary. Introduction .

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SO441 Synoptic Meteorology

SO441 Synoptic Meteorology. Vorticity and vorticity advection. Vorticity : objectives. Develop a conceptual model of vorticity

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