GEOG 203 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I II III Review for in class quiz Forces that cause atmospheric motion a Friction Cyclones and anticyclones Outline of Current Lecture I Global atmospheric circulation models and observations II Oceanic circulation Current Lecture Global atmospheric circulation models observations Three cell model of global atmospheric circulation Polar High Subpolar Low High Polar Easterlies Pressure Hadley Cell Intertropical Convergence These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute High Subpolar Low Pressure Hadley Cell Westerlies Polar High Polar Easterlies Perpendicular line near the North pole Polar front separation between cold and warm air remember that winds are named by the direction from which they are blowing from extra credit question on test about monsoons book pages 150151 Oceanic circulation Surface atmospheric feedback influence of cold ocean currents on the position of subtropical high pressure High pressure mostly focused on east side of ocean basin
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