Elementary Meteorology Online
Chapter 4 - Heat, Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation

Text reading

  • Chapter 4: Heat, Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation pp. 83-109
  • Chapter 6: Humidity and Human Comfort pp.155-158

    • Online readings

    Energy, Matter, and temperature gradients

  • Review Chapter 3: Characteristics of energy and matter
  • Review Chapter 3: Laws of thermodynamics
  • Concept of heat and temperature

    • Temperature and Heat

  • Heat capacity and specific heat
  • Latent Heat I
  • Latent Heat II

    • Transfer of Heat Energy

  • Jetstream
  • PhysicalGeography.net

    • Atmospheric Heat Balance

    Temperature and Human Comfort

  • Windchill
  • Heat Index

    • Useful links