Chapter 9 - Wind: small-scale and local systems

Index of Lecture Notes

• scales of motion in the atmosphere
• focus on small-scale motions:
  • internal friction
  • eddy viscosity
  • thermal turbulence
• evolution of the boundary layer:
  • 6 AM
  • 11 AM
  • 3 PM
  • 6 PM
• small-scale eddies in the atmosphere
• wave clouds
• eddies produced along a shear zone
• flow over a mountain range and through a mountain pass
• measuring winds
• thermal circulations:
  • sea breeze in the morning
  • sea breeze in the afternoon
  • sea breeze flow in the afternoon
  • the sea breeze front
  • the land breeze
  • land breeze flow
  • lake breezes
• other local winds
  • winds moving from land to water - convergence and divergence
    • associated vertical motion
  • winds moving over water - change in wind direction
    • change in associated forces
  • mountain winds
  • valley/upslope winds
  • katabatic winds
  • chinooks
  • Santa Anas
  • haboobs
• Review Questions
• SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS FOR CH 9
• CH 9 HOMEWORK:  NOTES | PROBLEMS