Windfarm in California Air Pressure Wind Hurricane at Corpus Christi Mercury Barometer Aneroid Barometer Aneroid Barograph 1 Isobars Coriolis animation No Coriolis Effect Coriolis Effect Geostrophic Winds 500 millibar altitude chart 2 Ridge and trough of 500 mb Upper level wind Surface Wind Cyclonic and anticyclonic winds Cyclonic circulation northern hemisphere Cyclonic winds southern hemisphere 3 Vertical Airflow around cyclonic anticyclonic winds Low pressure weather High pressure weather Airflow model with no rotation of Earth Idealized global circulation Weather pattern animation 4 Surface wind animation Wind development animation Rossby Waves animation Average surface pressure January Average surface pressure July Surface pressure Jan and Jul 5 In class activity Sea breeze Land Breeze Valley breeze Mountain breeze Anemometer 6 Wind roses Palm Springs Wind Farm Global precipitation patterns US Wind use El Nino animation Normal equatorial flow 7 Vertical normal flow ENSO disruption of flow Vertical ENSO flow Pacific Windflow from satellite Hurricane Ivan from satellite Academic Excellence Showcase Thursday May 29 Two points credit for each talk you attend in Phil Wade s session 9 00 to 11 30 AM in NS 103 One point credit for every four Earth Science posters you investigate in the Pacific Room of Werner Center Must submit worksheets summaries and attendance tickets of each talk or poster for credit Link to worksheets instructions and proceedings http www wou edu brownk ES106 AcademicExcellenceShowcase 2008 pdf 8
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